Headwind shortens Takeo and Landing runway length by 8 meters (25 feet) with every 5 km/h
(3 kts) of wind increase (e.g. provided there is a 10 km/h (6 kts) headwind on takeo and landing, dis-
tances will be approximately 16 meters (50 feet) shorter then ones published in the manual).
Tailwind prolongs Takeo and Landing runway length by 18-20 meters (60-65 feet) with every 5
km/h (3kts) wind increase (e.g. provided there is a 10 km/h (6kts) tailwind on takeo and landing, dis-
tances will be approximately 36-40 meters (120-130 feet) longer then ones published in the manual).
WARNING! Tailwind aects takeo and landing performance by more than twice as much as
headwind does.
The table below provides data about the eect of headwind (+) and tailwind (-) on takeo runway
length.
windspeed (m/s) -3 -2 -1 0 2 4 6
Takeo runway length [m (ft)]
Model 503 193 (630) 165 (540) 143 (465) 123 (405) 99 (325) 80 (260) 69 (225)
Model 582 172 (565) 145 (475) 123 (405) 100 (330) 84 (275) 70 (230 59 (195)
Model 912 146 (655) 124 (405) 105 (345) 93 (305) 76 (245) 64 (210) 54 (175)
The graph below indicates how takeo runway length changes when aected by wind.
Eect of outside temperature
The table below provides data about the eect of outside temperature on takeo runway length.
temperature (°C) 13 20 25 30 35
Takeo runway length [m (ft)]
Model 503 123 (405) 147 (480) 165 (540) 177 (580) 191 (625)
Model 582 100 (330) 127 (415) 145 (475) 157 (515) 165 (540)
Model 912 93 (305) 114 (375) 125 (410) 134 (440) 144 (470)
Performance