General Aircraft Performance

Question 1

B06, C152

Answer 1

Speed: 80 kts

Ultra-Low

B06: helicopter, C152: prop

Question 2

C172, B212/B412

Answer 2

Speed: 100 kts

Ultra-Low

C172: prop, B212/412: helicopter

Question 3

P28A

Answer 3

Speed: 110 kts

Low; Propeller-driven

Question 4

C182/210, PA32/34/44, BE95, DHC6

Answer 4

Speed: 130 kts

Low; Propeller-driven

DHC6: very slow on final

Question 5

C208, SR22, BE55, PA31

Answer 5

Speed: 160 kts

Low; Propeller-driven

Question 6

C414/421

Answer 6

Speed: 200 kts

Low; Propeller-driven

Question 7

BE90

Answer 7

Speed: 210 kts

Mid; Propeller-driven

Question 8

BE10

Answer 8

Speed: 230 kts

Mid; Propeller-driven

Question 9

DH8A

Answer 9

Speed: 240-250 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Slow starter. Will generally be overtaken by anything faster than PC12.

Question 10

PC12

Answer 10

Speed: 250 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Slow starter due to single engine.

Question 11

AT43

Answer 11

Speed: 250 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Slow starter. Shallow climb rate.

Question 12

DH8C, BE20, C441

Answer 12

Speed: 250-270 kts

High; Propeller-driven

C441: fast climber

Question 13

SW3/SW4

Answer 13

Speed: 250-260 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Question 14

AT72

Answer 14

Speed: 270-285 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Will generally overtake most other pistons/turboprops

Question 15

MU2

Answer 15

Speed: 280-300 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Exceptionally fast climber

Question 16

C130

Answer 16

Speed: 260-300 kts

High; Propeller-driven

Varying performance due to the nature of it being a military aircraft

Question 17

B350

Answer 17

Speed: 280-300 kts

Ultra-high; Propeller-driven

High-performance aircraft. Will outclimb and outperform most

Question 18

DH8D

Answer 18

Speed: 350 kts

Ultra-high; Propeller-driven

Performs like a jet below 10,000. Climb and forward speed will pace.

Question 19

C500/510/525/550

Answer 19

Speed: 320-400 kts

Low; Jet aircraft

Varying performance depending on operator, but generally will be overtaken by commercial jets.

Question 20

CRJ2

Answer 20

Speed: 400-420 kts

Low; Jet aircraft

Will generally be overtaken by other commercial jets if no action is taken.

Question 21

B732/3/4

Answer 21

Speed: 420-430 kts

Mid; Jet aircraft

Slower climb rate than 736/7/8 but still maintains fast forward speed.

Question 22

CRJ7/9

Answer 22

Speed: 440-450 kts

Mid; Jet aircraft

On-par performance with 736/7/8 and A320. JZA operator tends to run fast forward speed and lower climb gradient above 10,000.

Question 23

B736/7/8

Answer 23

Speed: 450-460 kts

Mid; Jet aircraft

Strong climber. Normal forward speed pace with peers. Climbs fast above 10,000.

Question 24

A319/320/321

Answer 24

Speed: 450-460 kts

Mid; Jet aircraft

On par with B736/7/8. Not as strong of a climber above 10,000. A321 performance can be underwhelming at times.

Question 25

B752/3

Answer 25

Speed: 450-470 kts Mid; Jet aircraft *Strong climb performance*

Question 26

B767

Answer 26

Speed: 460-475 kts Mid; Jet aircraft *Faster initial forward speed.*

Question 27

C560/650/680

Answer 27

Speed: 400-430 kts Business jet

Question 28

BE40, E55P, LJ35

Answer 28

Speed: 410-430 kts Business jet

Question 29

LJ60, FA10, H25B, GLF4, CL30

Answer 29

Speed: 430-450 kts Business jet

Question 30

GALX, GLEX, GLF5, CL60

Answer 30

Speed: 460-480 kts Business jet

Question 31

C750

Answer 31

Speed: 500 kts Business jet

Question 32

In general, jet aircraft will:

Answer 32

Outperform propeller driven aircraft, especially when they get above 10,000 feet, where they are no longer restricted to 250 kts. *There are, however, differences in performance within this group.*

Question 33

In general, you can expect _____________ from business jets.

Answer 33

Fast climb performance. *In many cases, in departure, these jets will challenge the vertical limit of the TCA well before being established in the departure gate.*