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Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: RRAM on September 29, 2003, 09:36:08 AM

heya there.

I'm currently reading (well, trying to ;)) the german pilot manual from the Fw190A5/A6. Of course, it is in GERMAN, and I have no idea on what do some things mean.


At one place it says:

"Rollstrecke:                     395m"


and then

"Startstrecke bis
H= 20m (ohne wind):        600m"


WTF does that mean?...


BTW this is yet another source which says the Fw190A5 and A6 topped 560km/h (almost 350mph) at sea level...in this forum there've been several charts portraying the FW seal and giving that same top speed. This manual carries the RLM seal...but well, that's off topic anyway. I'm looking for a translation, nothing else :)

thanks in advance.

Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: Dowding on September 29, 2003, 10:35:58 AM

My German's not what it once was... but I recognise a bit of it. Something about... typhoons and... backward firing?

See, told you my German was kaput.

Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: leitwolf on September 29, 2003, 10:36:35 AM

Quote

Rollstrecke: 395m

depending on the context it's being used in it's probably "Takeoff/Liftoff distance is 395m"

Quote

Startstrecke bis H= 20m (ohne wind): 600m

= Takeoff distance to reach a height of 20m (without wind) is 600m

Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: fffreeze220 on September 29, 2003, 11:34:29 AM

A+ Sit down now :)

Rollstrecke: 395m

could also be Distance to roll = 395

Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: RRAM on September 29, 2003, 12:35:04 PM

thanks for the translation :)

Dowding, what a productive, positive answer. I'm stunned by your knowledge of german :p

Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: Reschke on September 30, 2003, 08:56:15 AM

Isn't it literally translated to mean "Roll Stretch"? To me that would imply take off distance as well.

Title: need some help translating this from german.
Post by: Dowding on September 30, 2003, 09:22:41 AM

Sehr gut, danke. :p

Title: Meaning
Post by: VO101_Isegrim on September 30, 2003, 12:10:52 PM

It means tha plane required 395m roll for landing and 600m distance for takeoff, which distance also includes the space required to climb to 20 m altitude (trees/buildings next to the runway!). I am not sure wheter the descent is included in the 395m landing distance though...

Also, keep in mind that these values usually refer to "normally braked" aircraft on the landing run, and takeoff  on Kampleistung ( 30 min power limit ), which is a considerably lower power than full power. (IIRC ~1450 HP vs. 1800/2100HP on FW 190A).