The two 1700hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16 Double Wasp engines are carburetted and highly supercharged to give rated power up to 14500 feet. 2400hp is available for take off (at sea level) and for two minutes in case of emergency using water/methanol injection. METO power is 1800hp to 8,500 feet. The constant speed propellers can be feathered and have reverse pitch. Automixture control is provided, but may be overidden.
Maximum fuel load is 1730 US gallons. All fuel burn figures are indicative and will vary slightly with altitude. Adjust fuel and payload using the weight and balance schedule of aircraft.cfg
The landing gear is NOT approved for use from unpaved surfaces.
CAUTION - 4500 feet required after full flap landing and max braking @ MLW @ SL
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Baulked Landing:
CALL for EMERGENCY POWER
PROPS FULL FINE
FULL THROTTLE (invokes water/meth injection)
COWL FLAPS - CLOSED
ROTATE and CLIMB 105 KIAS
Clear of obstacle
GEAR - UP
ACCELERATE >130 KIAS
COWL FLAPS - MID
FLAPS - UP (by stages)
ACCELERATE 150 KIAS
LANDING LIGHTS - OFF and RETRACT
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Carb Heat:
When < 30 inches MAP with an OAT below 5C (40F)
use carb heat periodically to clear carburettor ice.
Continuous use of carb heat is not recommended.
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General:
AEROBATICS are PROHIBITED
NEVER EXCEED FL230 - Hull pressurisation limit
NEVER EXCEED 294 KIAS
Above 10000 feet NEVER EXCEED 260 KIAS
ROUGH AIR never exceed 260 KIAS
FLAP 1 never exceed 174 KIAS
GEAR DOWN never exceed 174 KIAS
FULL FLAP never exceed 148 KIAS
NEVER RETRACT GEAR > 130 KIAS
CLEAN STALL 105 KIAS
Vmc 90 KIAS
STALL with FULL FLAP 85 KIAS
CAUTION - Powerful FOWLER FLAPS will tend to cause ballooning as they extend
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NOTE: This aircraft's real-world handling notes have been simplified for use with FS 2002
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