The climb performance of an aircraft determines key flight characteristics such as time to climb and the maximum altitude that an aircraft can fly. The fundamental driver of climb performance is the amount of excess power available to increase the potential energy (altitude) of the aircraft. Defined as the difference between power available and power required, normalized by weight, the specific excess power can be evaluated in flight test by measuring the rate of climb or the level acceleration characteristics of the aircraft. This chapter provides an overview of the theory of climb performance and energy methods, discusses the two flight testing procedures (climb and level acceleration), and describes the data analysis and correction schemes necessary for both.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Climb Performance and Level Acceleration to Measure Excess Power


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2021-08-09


    Size :

    22 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Rotorcraft Acceleration and Climb Performance Model

    R. K. Anoll / E. D. McConkey | NTIS | 1991




    Easy-climb

    SCOTT RAYMOND E | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    Hot-and-High Required Climb Performance

    George, F. | British Library Online Contents | 2004