T-6

[TheBubba]

No, Bubba apparently is as familiar with our CR as his (former) IPs. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I've been cutoff more than once on the rules by a T-6. It's 3500'.

Ah... gotcha... They definitely don't give us a heads up on your CR... though we definitely need one...

*for our CR, we're at 2K once we cancel... except T-6's coming from Jack Edwards... they are at 3.5k until the initial.

 

[Gatordev]

Ah... gotcha... They definitely don't give us a heads up on your CR...

No worries. And there's no real reason why you guys should know them. The IPs, however...

 

[Southern Ag]

T-6 burn rate @1000ft is 500lbs/hr or so @210kts

 

[puck_11]

Corpus is slated to get the T-6 in 2012

 

[Gatordev]

T-6 burn rate @1000ft is 500lbs/hr or so @210kts

That's interesting. That's about the burn rate of a T700 at (roughly) a max range power setting. And that's got another 600 SHP or so. Not trying to get this into a fuel burn/my crank is bigger than yours thread (there was already one of those a few months ago), but it's interesting to see how the efficiency of a turboprop compares w/ the efficiency of a rotary thingamajig (T-34 vs T-6 vs H-60).

 

[MasterBates]

It did shock me how "bad" on gas those numbers seemed... Especially since the 60s are lugging 3-4x the weight, and helos are not the most efficient things to start with..

 

[Gatordev]

Keep in mind that's at 1K'. It will go down drastically as you climb. I can go from about 320#/hr to 270#/hr just by climbing 8000 feet in the T-34. But I see what you're saying about the weight. Forgot about that, too.

 

[jai5w4]

You should see the fuel flow at FL300 in the T-6.

 

[Gatordev]

What is it? I'm curious.

 

[a_m]

What is it? I'm curious.

It's definately near the low 300's around FL270. That's the lowest I ever remember seeing.

 

[toddb]

What's Beta?

Almost like a Reverse Thrust.

 

[bunk22]

Almost like a Reverse Thrust.

almost??

 

[kmac]

Technically, yes, just almost. Whereas "reverse" is in the beta range for us, beta itself is just everything less than ground idle, but not providing any reverse thrust.

 

[bunk22]

Technically, yes, just almost. Whereas "reverse" is in the beta range for us, beta itself is just everything less than ground idle, but not providing any reverse thrust.

Just wanted to be sure :icon_wink

 

[jai5w4]

What is it? I'm curious.

High 200's.

-jai5w4