Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: earl1937 on June 27, 2013, 02:28:34 PM
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:airplane: What is meant by the statement, "I got behind the power curve" and what is its effect?
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I would think, that means getting it out of the best performance envelope of plane.
just a guess though :headscratch:
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It has been explained to me as the amount of power used in a plane to maintain a specific altitude, airspeed or possibly, some combination of both.
Something like using different combinations of throttle, prop pitch, rpm, etc to effect the same rate of climb or airspeed.
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Region of "reverse command". That part of the envelope where to fly slower you need more power and to fly faster you need less power. Most certainly the part of the envelope where pitch controls speed and power controls altitude.
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It has been explained to me as the amount of power used in a plane to maintain a specific altitude, airspeed or possibly, some combination of both.
Something like using different combinations of throttle, prop pitch, rpm, etc to effect the same rate of climb or airspeed.
:airplane: Good answers guys, but I found the easiest way to explain it to a student pilot is this way: If you get the aircraft in an attitude where you have to trade altitude for airspeed, because you are to slow and the engine will not develop enough power to maintain altitude and accelerate to a safe flying speed, then you are indeed, behind the power curve. Easiest aircraft in Aces High to get behind the power curve, the B-29, or any of the four engine bombers in the game.
Best thing for any pilot in real life to do is know his POH from front to back, with particular attention to the VSO speed in different configurations and add 10 knots and you will never get in trouble. We used to have a saying when shooting approaches in icing conditions, VREF plus 10 knots and 10 more knots for wife and kids! Of course in heavy multi-engine aircraft such as the B-29, you knew what your approx. weight on landing would be, so you had a "bug" speed, much like the airline jets of today have.
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no way........ I am never wrong :O
:D
earl :salute
at least I wont be anymore if that question comes up :cheers:
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no way........ I am never wrong :O
:D
earl :salute
at least I wont be anymore if that question comes up :cheers:
:aok You are a good guy, but I have a question for you: "Is that sword really that sharp"?
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:aok You are a good guy, but I have a question for you: "Is that sword really that sharp"?
:rofl :rofl
yes...yes it was :D
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:rofl :rofl
yes...yes it was :D
Indeed!!! I have had the pleasure to handle a Paul Chen Katana,or 2 and they can cut you if you look at it wrong. :furious
Ink slicing the paper is no surprize,a truly sharp one can cut a silk scarf in half in midair!
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Indeed!!! I have had the pleasure to handle a Paul Chen Katana,or 2 and they can cut you if you look at it wrong. :furious
Ink slicing the paper is no surprize,a truly sharp one can cut a silk scarf in half in midair!
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Basically a 3 foot Razor :t
that is folded and differently heat treated to give it a spring and toughness not found in many other swords :rock
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yes...yes it was :D
so does that means it's just an awesome butter knife now :D
:bolt:
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So an example would be taking off in a heavily loaded plane applying full power and pulling the nose up to avoid an obsticle but not being "stuck" where pulling up results in a stall but relaxing the stick loses altitude?
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So an example would be taking off in a heavily loaded plane applying full power and pulling the nose up to avoid an obsticle but not being "stuck" where pulling up results in a stall but relaxing the stick loses altitude?
:airplane: Anytime that you are at full power and you have to trade altitude for airspeed, you are behind the power curve!