Taurus ELECTRO manual 472 ENG.pdf - Pipistrel

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TAURUS ELECTRO 45
Performance
REV. 0
Effect of elevation
The table below provides data about the effect of elevation on takeoff runway length.
elevation (m) 0 500 1000 1500
atmosph. pressure (hPa) 1012 954 898 845
outside temperature (°C) 15.0 11.7 8.5 5.2
Takeoff runway length [m (ft)]
Electro 160 (530) 185 (610) 232 (765) 275 (910)
WARNING: If the outside temperature is higher than the standard value it is mandatory to
consider the takeoff runway length prolongs as follows: L = 1,10 • (L h
+ L t
- L 0
).
Abbreviations are as follows:
L h
= takeoff runway length at present elevation,
L t
= takeoff runway length at sea level at same atmospheric conditions,
L 0
= takeoff runway length at 15°C.
The graph below indicates how takeoff runway length changes as altitude increases.
takeoff runway le
300 985
250 820
200 650
150 500
m
ft
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 elevation
650 1300 2000 2600 3200 4000 4600 elevation
Effect of the wind
Wind (head, cross or downwind - also called tailwind) affects aircraft’s ground speed (GS).
Headwind on takeoff and landing causes the Takeoff and Landing runway length to shorten as the
GS is smaller during these two flight stages. The opposite stands for tailwind on takeoff and landing
as tailwind prolongs Takeoff and Landing runway length significantly.
The data on the next page was obtained through testing and therefore serve as informative values
only.
Headwind shortens Takeoff and Landing runway length by 8 meters (25 feet) with every 5 km/h
(3 kts) of wind increase (e.g. provided there is a 10 km/h (6 kts) headwind on takeoff and landing, distances
will be approximately 16 meters (50 feet) shorter then ones published in the manual).