Towplane performance

It certainly looks like it could do the job....however
not sure which club wants to own the first $500k+ towplane




At 14:00 03 April 2005, Bruce Hoult wrote:
In article ,
Stefan wrote:

Chris Rollings wrote:

I can't think of any regularly used towplane that
will
achieve what you want.

A Pilatus PC6 will do this just nicely. Ok, agreed,
not exactly a
'regularly used towplane'.

Don't forget the NZ turbine cropduster offshoot being
sold for
skydiving, the PAC 750XL:

http://www.utilityaircraft.com/

Brake release to 12,000 ft takes 12 minutes with a
2 tonne load. The
plane without the skydivers (but with fuel & pilot)
weighs 1400 kg, so
it can presumably climb at over 2000 fpm lightly loaded.

Ground roll at MTOW is 1244 ft, so presumably considerably
less at
light weights.


Biggest problem: best rate of climb is at 95 knots,
best angle is at 85
knots.

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Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+-
Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O----------

I learned behind a 180 hp Super Cub and remember seeing loaded glider and
tow plane off the ground in 3-500 feet depending on wind. plenty fast climb
too.
we were operating out of the middle of a 3000 ' strip so demos coul depart
and arrive at the same place either direction. I understand that there was
an STC for 200 hp on the sme airframe and the extra 20 hp ought to really do
the job on the Janus. Only problem is that Supr Cubs bring a premium these
days.
Cheers!

"Stewart Kissel" wrote in
message ...
It certainly looks like it could do the job....however
not sure which club wants to own the first $500k+ towplane




At 14:00 03 April 2005, Bruce Hoult wrote:
In article ,
Stefan wrote:

Chris Rollings wrote:

I can't think of any regularly used towplane that
will
achieve what you want.

A Pilatus PC6 will do this just nicely. Ok, agreed,
not exactly a
'regularly used towplane'.

Don't forget the NZ turbine cropduster offshoot being
sold for
skydiving, the PAC 750XL:

http://www.utilityaircraft.com/

Brake release to 12,000 ft takes 12 minutes with a
2 tonne load. The
plane without the skydivers (but with fuel & pilot)
weighs 1400 kg, so
it can presumably climb at over 2000 fpm lightly loaded.

Ground roll at MTOW is 1244 ft, so presumably considerably
less at
light weights.


Biggest problem: best rate of climb is at 95 knots,
best angle is at 85
knots.

--
Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+-
Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O----------