Pipistrel Sinus 503, Flight And Maintenance Manual

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Performance
outside temperature (°C)
0
5
10 15 20 25 30
Rotax 503
Rotax 582
Rotax 912
35
50 160
150 500
200 650
100 330
250 820
m ft
takeoff runway length
The graph below shows how takeoff runway length changes when affected by temperature chances.
Climb performance
SINUS Model 503 Model 582 Model 912
best climb speed
110 km/h
(60 kts)
115 km/h
(62 kts)
115 km/h
(62 kts)
best climb rate at MTOM
3,2 m/s
(640 fpm)
4,4 m/s
(880 fpm)
6,5 m/s
(1300 fpm)
climb rate at 140 km/h
(75 kts)
2,8 m/s
(560 fpm)
4,2 m/s
(840 fpm)
6,3 m/s
(1260 fpm)
Effect of elevation
The table below provides data about the effect of elevation on climb rate at best climb speed V
y
.
SINUS Model 503 Model 582 Model 912
0 m
(0 ft)
3,2 m/s
(640 fpm)
4,2 m/s
(840 fpm)
6,5 m/s
(1300 fpm)
500 m
(1600 ft)
2,9 m/s
(580 fpm)
3,9 m/s
(780 fpm)
6,0 m/s
(1200 fpm)
1000 m
(3300 ft)
2,5 m/s
(500 fpm)
3,5 m/s
(700 fpm)
5,5 m/s
(1100 fpm)
1500 m
(5000 ft)
2,3 m/s
(460 fpm)
3,3 m/s
(660 fpm)
4,9 m/s
(980 fpm)
The graph below indicates how climb rate changes as altitude increases.
2 400
6 1200
8 1600
4 800
climb rate
0
Rotax 503
Rotax 582
Rotax 912
m/s fpm
650
1300 2000 2600
3300
4000
4600
m
ft
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
elevation