Pipistrel Sinus 912 - Climb Performance

42
SINUS motorglider
www.pipistrel.si
REV. 0
43
SINUS motorglider
www.pipistrel.si
REV. 0
Performance
outside temperature (°C)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Rotax 503
Ro
tax 582
Ro
tax 912
35
50 160
150 500
200 650
100 330
250 820
m f
t
takeoff runway length
The graph below shows how takeo runway length changes when aected by temperature chances.
Climb performance
SINUS Model 503 Model 582 Model 912
best climb speed 110 km/h (60 kts) 115 km/h (62 kts) 115 km/h (62 kts)
best climb rate at MTOM 3,2 m/s (640 fpm) 4,4 m/s (880 fpm) 6,5 m/s (1300 fpm)
climb rate at 140 km/h (75 kts) 2,8 m/s (560 fpm) 4,2 m/s (840 fpm) 6,3 m/s (1260 fpm)
Eect of elevation
The table below provides data about the eect of elevation on climb rate at best climb speed V
y
.
SINUS Model 503 Model 582 Model 912
0 m (0 ft) 3,2 m/s (640 fpm) 4,2 m/s (840 fpm) 6,5 m/s (1300 fpm)
500 m (1600 ft) 2,9 m/s (580 fpm) 3,9 m/s (780 fpm) 6,0 m/s (1200 fpm)
1000 m (3300 ft) 2,5 m/s (500 fpm) 3,5 m/s (700 fpm) 5,5 m/s (1100 fpm)
1500 m (5000 ft) 2,3 m/s (460 fpm) 3,3 m/s (660 fpm) 4,9 m/s (980 fpm)
The graph below indicates how climb rate changes as altitude increases.
2 400
6 1200
8 1600
4 800
climb rate
0
Rotax 503
Ro
tax 582
Rotax 912
m/s fpm
650
1300
2000
2600
3300
4000
4600
m
ft
200
400 600 800
1000
1200 1400
elevation