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FLIGHT PERFORMANCE

AND
PLANNING

PRIVATE PILOT LICENCE

HELICOPTER MANUAL

SACAA-02
FOR EXAMINATION PURPOSES ONLY

SOUTH AFRICAN

CIVIL AVIATION
AUTHORITY
SACAA-02 CONTENTS
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CONTENTS

SECTION 1 - PERFORMANCE GRAPHS

Page 1-1 .........Figure 1-1..............Airspeed System Calibration


Page 1-2 .........Figure 1-2..............Density Altitude Graph
Page 1-3 .........Figure 1-3..............Wind Component Graph
Page 1-4 .........Figure 1-4..............Hover In Ground Effect Graph
Page 1-5 .........Figure 1-5..............Hover Out of Ground Effect Graph
Page 1-6 .........Figure 1-6..............Never Exceed Speed (Vne) Graph
Page 1-7 .........Figure 1-7..............Normal Operating Speed (Vno) Graph
Page 1-8 .........Figure 1-8..............Maximum Continuous Power Table
Page 1-9 .........Figure 1-9..............Autorotation Performance
Page 1-10 .......Figure 1-10............Height-Velocity Diagram

SECTION 2 - MASS AND BALANCE

Page 2-1 .........Figure 2-1..............Mass and Balance Loading Form


Page 2-2 .........Figure 2-2..............Longitudinal CG Graph
Page 2-3 .........Figure 2-3..............Lateral CG Graph

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SACAA-02 PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
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AIRSPEED SYSTEM CALIBRATION

140

120
CALIBRATED AIRSPEED - KNOTS

100

80

60

40

20

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
INDICATED AIRSPEED - KNOTS

Figure 1-1: Airspeed System Calibration

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SACAA-02 PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
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DENSITY ALTITUDE GRAPH

STA
20,000
000

NDA
19,000 18,
000
18,000 RD 17,
000
17,000 16,
000
16,000 15,
000
15,000 14,
000
14,000 13,
000
13,000 12,
000 ES
DENSITY ALTITUDE

12,000 11, IT UD
000 ALT
11,000 10, UR
E
SS
0 RE
10,000 900 P
0
9000 800
0
8000 700
0
7000 600
0
6000 500
0
5000 400
0
4000 300
0
3000 200
0
100 VE
L
2000 E
AL
1000 SE

0
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE - °C

Figure 1-2: Density Altitude Graph

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WIND COMPONENT GRAPH

50

REE TION

65 D
W 0 ITY
IN
VE 55 OT
DEG REC

6 C
S

LO
30 NWAY - IND DI
40

KN 50
NW

S
AND ETWEE
10

45
20
HEAD/TAIL WIND COMPONENT - KNOTS

RU

30
B

40
LE
ANG

40

35

50
30

20
25

60
20

70
15

10
10

80
5

90
0

100

110
-10 13 12
0 0
14
15

0
160

0
170

-20
0 10 20 30 40 50
CROSSWIND COMPONENT - KNOTS

Figure 1-3: Wind Component Graph

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HOVER IN GROUND EFFECT GRAPH

14,000

13,000

12,000

11,000
STANDARD DAY

10,000
DENSIT

9000
PRESSURE ALTITUDE - FEET

Y ALTIT

-20
°C
8000
UDE 11

-10
° C ° C 10° 0° C 0° C 0° C
,200 FT

7000
0 +

6000
C
+2 +3 +4

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400
GROSS WEIGHT - POUNDS

Figure 1-4: Hover in Ground Effect Graph

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HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT GRAPH

14,000

13,000

12,000

11,000

10,000
STANDARD DAY
DENSIT

9000
PRESSURE ALTITUDE - FEET

Y ALTIT

-20
°C

8000
UDE 11

-10
° C ° C 10° 0° C 0° C 0° C
,200 FT

7000
+

6000
C
+2 +3 +4

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400
GROSS WEIGHT - POUNDS

Figure 1-5: Hover Out of Ground Effect Graph

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SACAA-02 PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
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NEVER EXCEED SPEED (VNE) GRAPH

11 000 12 000 13 000 14 000 15 000


9000 10 000
PRESSURE ALTITUDE - FEET
C
-20°

8000
7000
0° C

6000
5000
C
+20°

4000
C

3000
+40°

2000
1000
0
120

100
130

70

60
80

50
90
110

VNE - KIAS

Figure 1-6: Never Exceed Speed Speed (Vne)

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NORMAL OPERATING SPEED (VNO) GRAPH

11 000 12 000 13 000 14 000 15 000


9000 10 000
PRESSURE ALTITUDE - FEET
C
-20°

8000
7000
0° C

6000
5000
C
+20°

4000
C

3000
+40°

2000
1000
0
120

60
100

90

50
110

70

40
80

VNO - KIAS

Figure 1-7: Normal Operating Speed Graph (Vno)

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MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS POWER TABLE

MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS POWER


PRESSURE
OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE - ° C
ALTITUDE
FEET -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40
SEA LEVEL 22.4 22.6 23.0 23.4 23.6 24.0 24.4
2000 22.2 22.4 22.6 23.0 23.2 23.6 23.8
4000 22.0 22.2 22.4 22.6 22.8 23.0 23.2
6000 21.6 22.0 FULL THROTTLE
FOR MAX TAKE-OFF POWER (5 MIN LIMIT) ADD 1.1 IN.HG

Figure 1-8: Maximum Continuous Power

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AUTOROTATION PERFORMANCE

16,000

15,000

14,000

13,000

12,000

11,000
PRESSURE ALTITUDE - FEET

10,000

9000

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TRAVELLED - NAUTICAL MILES

Figure 1-9: Autorotation Performance

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HEIGHT - VELOCITY DIAGRAM

650
AVOID OPERATION IN SHADED AREAS
600

550
HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL - FEET

500

450 7000 FT DENSITY ALTITUDE AT 2000 LBS

400

350

300

250

200 SEA LEVEL AT 2300 LBS

150

100

50

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
INDICATED AIRSPEED - KNOTS

Figure 1-10: Height Velocity Diagram

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SACAA-02 MASS AND BALANCE
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MASS AND BALANCE LOADING FORM

Weight Arm Aft Datum Moment


(lbs) (inches) (inch-pounds)

Basic Empty Weight 1350 105.5 142425

Pilot and Fwd Passenger 48.5

Fwd Baggage 43.0

Aft Passengers and Baggage 78.5

Total Zero Fuel Weight

Main Fuel 104.0

Aux Fuel 103.0

Total Loaded Helicopter

NOTE: The Maximum All Up Weight of this helicopter is 2300 lb.

Figure 2-1: Mass and Balance Loading Form

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LONGITUDINAL CG GRAPH

2400

2300

2200
GROSS WEIGHT - POUNDS

2100

2000

1900

1800

1700

1600

1500

1400
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
FUSELAGE STATION - INCHES FROM DATUM

Figure 2-2: Longitudinal CG Graph

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LATERAL CG GRAPH

4R

3R

2R
LATERAL CG - INCHES

1R

-1 L

-2 L

-3 L

-4 L

Figure 2-3: Lateral CG Graph

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ALLOWABLE CG MOMENT VS GROSS WEIGHT GRAPH

2300

T
EN
OM
2200

EM
L
AB
L OW
2100

AL
LOADED HELICOPTER WEIGHT - POUNDS

2000

1900

1800

1700

1600

1500

1400
130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230
LOADED HELICOPTER MOMENT - 1000 INCH-POUNDS

Figure 2-4: CG Moment Vs Gross Weight

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