The new European Joint Aviation Requirements (JARs) lay down safety rules for every public transport flight on matters concerning weight, altitude and temperature; takeoff and landing distance; cruise flight level and speed; descent angle and rate. These topics are examined as 'Aircraft Performance' and are an important part of all Flight Crew Licensing examinations for commercial and airline transport pilots licences.This new textbook provides a clear, simple guide to what many find a difficult subject.

List of Abbreviations

vi

Preface

xi

Acknowledgements

xii

Introduction

xiii

Part 1 - General Theory

1

(162)

General

3

(28)

Regulations and Requirements

3

(6)

Performance Planning

9

(9)

Flight Manuals

18

(4)

Altimeter Corrections

22

(9)

Test Paper 1

28

(3)

Aerodrome Surfaces

31

(44)

Field-Lengths Available

31

(19)

The Take-off Climb Area

50

(6)

The Aerodrome Landing Surface Area

56

(3)

Aerodrome Pavement Strength

59

(6)

The ACN/PCN Reporting System

65

(10)

Test Paper 2

72

(3)

Surface Contamination

75

(20)

Contaminated Surfaces

75

(7)

The Effects of Runway Contamination

82

(7)

Hydroplaning (Aquaplaning)

89

(6)

Test Paper 3

92

(3)

The Principles of Flight

95

(32)

Level Flight

95

(11)

Climbing Flight

106

(6)

Descending Flight

112

(5)

Maximum Range and Endurance

117

(10)

Test Paper 4

123

(4)

The Variables

127

(36)

The General Effect of the Variables

127

(8)

Take-off and Climb Speeds

135

(14)

Landing Speeds

149

(3)

Performance Calculations and Limitations

152

(11)

Test Paper 5

159

(4)

Part 2 - Class `A' Aeroplanes: Theory

163

(132)

Class `A' Take-off

165

(36)

Field-Length Requirements

165

(8)

Field-Length Limited Take-off Weight Analysis

173

(12)

Rapid Calculation Methods

185

(7)

Take-off Abnormalities

192

(9)

Test Paper 6

198

(3)

Class `A' Take-off Climb

201

(36)

The Take-off Climb Requirements

201

(7)

Weight-Altitude-Temperature Limitation

208

(5)

Obstacle Clearance

213

(6)

The Profile Plot

219

(5)

Planned Turns

224

(13)

Test Paper 7

232

(5)

Class `A' En-Route

237

(28)

The En-Route Regulations and Requirements

237

(8)

The Route and Drift-Down Technique

245

(9)

Drift-Down Calculations and Presentation

254

(11)

Test Paper 8

263

(2)

Class `A' Landing

265

(16)

The Landing Regulations

265

(3)

The Landing Requirements

268

(7)

Loading Weight-Altitude-Temperature Limitation

275

(6)

Test Paper 9

278

(3)

The Complete Flight

281

(14)

Maximum Landing Weight

281

(3)

Maximum Take-off Weight

284

(3)

Requirement Anomalies

287

(8)

Test Paper 10

291

(4)

Part 3 - Class `B' Aeroplanes: Theory

295

(24)

Class `B' Requirements

297

(22)

The Field-Length Requirements

297

(6)

The Take-off Climb Requirements

303

(5)

The En-Route Requirements

308

(3)

The Landing Requirements

311

(8)

Test Paper 11

317

(2)

Part 4 - Class `C' Aeroplanes: Theory

319

(44)

Class `C' Requirements

321

(16)

The Field-Length Requirements

321

(3)

The Take-off Climb Requirements

324

(4)

The En-Route Requirements

328

(3)

The Landing Requirements

331

(6)

Definitions

337

(26)

Speed

337

(8)

Distance, Height and Weight

345

(7)

Miscellaneous

352

(11)

Test Paper 12

358

(5)

Test Paper Answers

363

(2)

Bibliography

365

(1)

Index

366

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