Pipistrel Virus 912, Flight And Maintenance Manual

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Performance
outside temperature (°C)
5
10 15 20 25 30
Rotax 912
35
0
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
Virus Model 912
best climb speed
130 km/h
(70 kts)
best climb rate at MTOM
6,2 m/s
(1240 fpm)
climb rate at 140 km/h
(75 kts)
5,9 m/s
(1180 fpm)
Effect of elevation
The table below provides data about the effect of elevation on climb rate at best climb speed V
y
.
Virus Model 912
0 m
(0 ft)
6,2 m/s
(1240 fpm)
500 m
(1600 ft)
5,9 m/s
(1180 fpm)
1000 m
(3300 ft)
5,2 m/s
(1040 fpm)
1500 m
(5000 ft)
4,6 m/s
(920 fpm)
The graph below indicates how climb rate changes as altitude increases.
0
Rotax 912
m/s fpm
650 1300
2000
2600 3300 4000 4600
m
ft
8 1600
6 1200
4 800
2 400
climb rate
200 400 600 800
1000 1200 1400
elevation