Peter
August 14th 03, 10:02 PM
In article >,
says...
> Will the landing area be at the Pepperell DZ? If so, how much alt.
> AGL do you expect out of an 8mi straight climb? ...Or will the plane
> still be able to fly a pattern to get some alt before jumprun?
With a 15 minute flight as specified and a rate of climb of 500-750 feet
per minute, that should get you reasonably high.
http://www.dropzone.com/columns/B17atQuincy.shtml
I got that RoC off the net, and though one wouldn't expect a 60 year old
bomber to have as good a performance as a new bird, it's also not carrying
a full load of bombs, fuel, machineguns and other gear needed for a long
mission over Germany.
You could always plug in the aircraft, the airfield and the DZ into Flight
Stimulator and see for yourself...
says...
> Will the landing area be at the Pepperell DZ? If so, how much alt.
> AGL do you expect out of an 8mi straight climb? ...Or will the plane
> still be able to fly a pattern to get some alt before jumprun?
With a 15 minute flight as specified and a rate of climb of 500-750 feet
per minute, that should get you reasonably high.
http://www.dropzone.com/columns/B17atQuincy.shtml
I got that RoC off the net, and though one wouldn't expect a 60 year old
bomber to have as good a performance as a new bird, it's also not carrying
a full load of bombs, fuel, machineguns and other gear needed for a long
mission over Germany.
You could always plug in the aircraft, the airfield and the DZ into Flight
Stimulator and see for yourself...