In order to climb to a given altitude in the minimum amount of time, an
aircraft must fly a maximum specific excess power (maximum P_s) profile. This
is often referred to as the Rutowski climb profile. It is unique to each
aircraft type.

On the chart, Rutowski mapped a profile that corresponded to the points where
excess power lines were tangent to constant energy states. The resultant
profile may "appear" counter intuitive, ie. diving to gain altitude, however,
some bits and pieces of the previous posts are actually valid components of a
maximum P_s climb.

I recommend you search for Rutowski. There are a few well written descriptions
of his work and theory.





Kurt Todoroff


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