MD Helicopters MD900 with PW206E, Flight Manual

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CSP–900 RFM206E–1
ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
Model MD 900 With PW 206E
Increased Internal
Gross Weight Operations
FAA Approved
Original
11–2
11–2. ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
Maximum operating altitude: 5000 feet H
D
.
F90–162
−20 −10 0 10 20 30 40
52
50
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
−30 −40 −50
PRESSURE
AL
TITUDE − FEET
FREE AIR TEMPERATURE − ° C
−36
Figure 11–1. Ambient Temperature Envelope
Critical wind azimuth in hover:
Refer to Figure 11−2.
120 °
135 °
270
°
190 °
80 °
A
15 KTS
17 KTS
17 KTS
CRITICAL AZIMUTH
B
B
WHEN OPERATING AT ALTITUDES ABOVE 3500 FT AND GROSS WEIGHT GREATER THAN 6250 LB, HOVER IGE OPERATION
LIMITED TO 15 KNOTS WHEN WIND IS FROM CRITICAL AZIMUTH AREA ‘A’ OR 17 KNOTS WHEN WIND IS FROM AREA ‘B’.
0 °
F90–163
Figure 11–2. Controllability Envelope and Critical Azimuth for Crosswind Operations