Pr epar ed by J ohn McI ver B. Eng. ( Aer o) Tempor al I mages 23r d J anuar y 2003 ht t p: / / www. t empor al . com. au www. t emporal . com. au Page 1 Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Perf ormance Assessment 1. I nt roduct i on Thi s document out l i nes t he i nf or mat i on and pr ocedur es used t o det er mi ne t he appr oxi mat e per f or mance of t he Cessna 172 ai r cr af t . As much aer odynami c and di mensi onal i nf or mat i on as possi bl e was f i r st obt ai ned f r om sever al sour ces and t hat dat a i s pr esent ed i n t he f ol l owi ng sect i on. Whi l e t he Cessna 172 model was t he t ar get ai r cr af t , i t was necessar y t o obt ai n some dat a f r omot her r el at ed model s wher e dat a speci f i cal l y f or a model 172 was not avai l abl e. Addi t i onal l y t her e ar e sever al sub- model s of t he 172, so wher e possi bl e dat a was obt ai ned f or a Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100, t hi s bei ng a l at er ver si on of t he gener i c model 172. Tai l dat a was obt ai ned f or a model 177, as 172 dat a was not avai l abl e. I n t hi s case t he 177 has a sl i ght l y smal l er t ai l , but t he gener al desi gn f eat ur es shoul d be equi val ent t o t he 172. A comput er pr ogr amwas t hen used t o obt ai n a r ange of per f or mance dat a based on speci f i c i nput dat a der i ved f r omt he var i ous r ef er ence sour ces. The comput er pr ogr am coul d out put per f or mance over a r ange of speeds and al t i t udes, al l owi ng i t er at i on of t he i nput dat a, so i t was possi bl e t o obt ai n a dat a set whi ch woul d cl osel y equat e t o t he def i ned ai r cr af t per f or mance. A copy of t he f i nal pr ogr amout put i s i ncl uded her e. 2. Ref erence Dat a As much dat a as possi bl e was obt ai ned by r ef er ence t o a number of t ext books. The key r ef er ence was t aken t o be J ane' s Al l the Worl d' s Ai rcraf t, wi t h mor e det ai l ed dat a sour ced f r om ot her books. The compl et e set of dat a whi ch was obt ai ned i s pr esent ed her e. 2. 1. J ane' s Al l t he Worl d' s Ai rcraf t 1977- 78 For t he Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 t he f ol l owi ng dat a was pr esent ed; NACA 2412 wi ng sect i on 1 degr ee 44 mi nut es di hedr al 1 degr ee 30 mi nut es i nci dence at wi ng r oot - 1 degr ee 30 mi nut es i nci dence at t i p Modi f i ed Fr i se ai l er ons Si ngl e sl ot t ed f l aps www. t emporal . com. au Page 2 Ver t i cal Tai l : 35 degr ees quar t er chor d sweep Engi ne: 160 hp Lycomi ng O- 320- H ( max power at 2700 r pm) Pr opel l or : Two bl aded f i xed pi t ch met al pr opel l or Fuel Capaci t y: 43 US gal l ons ( 38 US gal l ons usabl e) Baggage Capaci t y: 120 pounds Pr i nci pl e Di mensi ons Wi ng span: 35 f eet 10 i nches Wi ng r oot chor d: 5 f eet 4 i nches Wi ng t i p chor d: 3 f eet 8. 5 i nches Wi ng aspect r at i o: 7. 52 Lengt h over al l : 26 f eet 11 i nches Hei ght over al l : 8 f eet 9. 5 i nches Tai l pl ane span: 11 f eet 4 i nches Pr opel l or di amet er : 6 f eet 3 i nches Wi ng ar ea: 174 squar e f eet ( gr oss) Ai l er on Ar ea: 18. 3 squar e f eet Fl ap Ar ea: 21. 2 squar e f eet Ver t i cal Tai l Ar ea: 11. 24 squar e f eet Rudder Ar ea: 7. 43 squar e f eet Hor i zont al Tai l Ar ea: 21. 56 squar e f eet El evat or Ar ea: 14. 53 squar e f eet Wei ght Dat a Wei ght - Empt y Equi pped: 1403 pounds Max Takeof f Wei ght : 2300 pounds Max Wi ng Loadi ng: 13. 2 pounds per squar e f eet Max Power Loadi ng: 14. 4 pounds per hor sepower Per f or mance Dat a Never Exceed Speed: 174 mph Max Level Speed: 144 mph ( at SL) Max Cr ui si ng Speed: 140 mph ( 75%power at 8000 f eet ) St al l i ng Speed: 57 mph CAS ( f l aps up) St al l i ng Speed: 51 mph CAS ( f l aps down) www. t emporal . com. au Page 3 Max Rat e of Cl i mb: 770 f eet per mi nut e ( at SL) Ser vi ce Cei l i ng: 14, 200 f eet Range Per f or mance 558 mi l es r ange at 8, 000 f eet cr ui se 662 mi l es r ange at 10, 000 f eet cr ui es ( usi ng st andar d f uel , wi t h al l owance f or engi ne st ar t , t axi , t akeof f , cl i mb, and 45 mi nut es r eser ve at 45%power ) 2. 2. Fl ui d Dynami c Drag by Hoerner Thi s book i ncl udes a ver y basi c dr ag anal ysi s of a Cessna 172, based on t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on. Span: 36 f eet Wi ng Ar ea: 175 squar e f eet Wei ght : 2200 pounds Power : 140 hor sepower At a vel oci t y of 122 knot s and sea l evel t he ai r cr af t was cal cul at ed t o have a t ot al dr ag coef f i ci ent of 0. 032, a pr of i l e dr ag coef f i ci ent of 0. 029 and a dr ag coef f i ci ent based on wet t ed sur f ace ar ea of 0. 009. Thi s i s basi c dat a f or a Cessna 170, whi ch i s not t he ai r cr af t bei ng anal ysed her e. As i t i s a si mi l ar desi gn, t hi s dat a can be used t o appr oxi mat el y ver i f y any dr ag dat a we may be abl e t o cal cul at e f or t he Cessna 172. 2. 3. Synt hesi s of Subsoni c Ai rpl ane Desi gn by Torenbeek Thi s book pr ovi des many gener al r ul es f or pr el i mi nar y ai r cr af t desi gn cal cul at i ons. The key per f or mance dat a whi ch i s r el evant her e i s t hat a t ypi cal smal l , si ngl e engi ne ai r cr af t , wi t h a f i xed under car r i age, wi l l have a pr of i l e dr ag coef f i ci ent somewher e bet ween 0. 025 and 0. 040. The Oswal d spanwi se ef f i ci ency f act or wi l l l i e bet ween 0. 65 and 0. 75. The book al so pr ovi des a number of t abl es of r epr esent at i ve dat a f or var i ous ai r cr af t , f or wi ng, hor i zont al and ver t i cal t ai l par amet er s, and al so wei ght dat a. www. t emporal . com. au Page 4 Wi ng dat a f or a Cessna 172 Pr ot ot ype f i r st f l i ght : 1956 Aspect Rat i o: 7. 52 Taper Rat i o: 0. 672 Quar t er Chor d Sweep Angl e: 0 degr ees Geomet r i c Twi st : - 3. 0 degr ees Di hedr al : 1 degr ee 44 mi nut es Sect i on Pr of i l e - Root : NACA 2412 Sect i on Pr of i l e - Ti p: NACA 2412 t o symmet r i c Thi ckness/ Chor d Rat i o: 12 per cent Vmo: 224 kmh ( EAS) Maxi mumOper at i ng Li mi t Vd: 280 kmh ( EAS) Desi gn Di ve Fl ap Type: si ngl e sl ot t ed Cf / C St r eamwi se: 32. 9 per cent ( f l ap chor d r at i o) Bf / B: 46. 1 per cent ( f l ap span r at i o) Fl ap Angl e - Takeof f : 20 degr ees Fl ap Angl e - Landi ng: 40 degr ees Cl max - Landi ng: 2. 10 ( f r omf l i ght t est ) Wei ght Dat a f or Cessna 172B MTOW: 2200 pounds Wi ng Gr oup: 236 pounds Tai l Gr oup: 61 pounds Fusel age Gr oup: 253 pounds Landi ng Gear : 122 pounds Sur f ace Cont r ol s: 31 pounds Nacel l e Gr oup: 31 pounds Pr opul si on Gr oup: 427 pounds Engi ne I nst al l at i on: 312 pounds Fuel Syst em: 30 pounds Exhaust : 38 pounds Ot her I t ems: 47 pounds Ser vi ces/ Equi pment Gr oup: 154 pounds Nav I nst r ument s: 7 pounds Hydr aul i c/ Pneumat i c: 3 pounds El ect r i cal : 41 pounds www. t emporal . com. au Page 5 Fur ni shi ng: 99 pounds Ai r cond/ Ant i - i ce: 4 pounds Payl oad Gr oup Pi l ot : 165 pounds Passenger : 165 pounds Fuel : 252 pounds ( 43 US gal l ons at 5. 85 pounds per US gal l on) Ot her : 303 pounds ( car go, oi l , et c) Wei ght and CG Dat a f or Cessna 172 ( nor mal cat egor y FAR 23) ( CG posi t i ons ar e i n per cent of mean aer odynami c chor d) For war d CG Li mi t - Takeof f / Landi ng: 15. 6 For war d CG Li mi t - Fl i ght : 15. 6 Rear CG Li mi t - Takeof f / Landi ng: 36. 5 Rear CG Li mi t - Fl i ght : 36. 5 CG Range - Takeof f / Landi ng: 20. 9 CG Range - Fl i ght : 20. 9 Payl oad: 64. 3 ( per cent OEW) Tai l Vol ume: 0. 59 Hor i zont al Tai l Type: Fi xed St abi l i ser Cl max: 2. 14 ( f l ap angl e f or l andi ng) Hor i zont al Tai l Dat a f or Cessna 177 Sh/ S: 0. 202 Aspect Rat i o: 4. 00 Taper Rat i o: 1. 0 Sweep: 0. 0 degr ees Ai r f oi l Sect i on: NACA 0012/ 0009 Aver age T/ C: 10. 5 per cent Tai l Type: Al l Fl yi ng Hor i zont al Tai l Vol ume: 0. 600 Hi nge Posi t i on: 25 per cent El evat or Chor d Ser vo Tabs f i t t ed www. t emporal . com. au Page 6 Ver t i cal Tai l Dat a f or Cessna 177 Max Cr osswi nd: 20 knot s Sv/ S: 0. 107 Aspect Rat i o: 1. 41 Sweep: 35 degr ees ( quar t er chor d) Ai r f oi l Sect i on: NACA 0009/ 0006 Aver age T/ C: 7. 5 per cent Ver t i cal Tai l Vol ume: 0. 0411 Sr / Sv: 0. 368 Hi nge Posi t i on: 60 per cent Cv ( r oot / t i p) Not e: The Cessna 177 has a sl i ght l y smal l er t ai l t han t he Cessna 172 Tai l Ar eas Fi n: 11. 24 sq. f t ( Cessna 172) 11. 02 sq. f t ( Cessna 177) Rudder : 7. 43 sq. f t ( Cessna 172) 6. 41 sq. f t ( Cessna 177) Tai l pl ane: 21. 56 sq. f t ( Cessna 172) El evat or s: 14. 53 sq. f t ( Cessna 172) Hor i zont al Tai l : 35. 01 sq. f t ( Cessna 177) www. t emporal . com. au Page 7 3. Comput er Anal ysi s A comput er pr ogr amwas t hen used t o i t er at e t o a sui t abl e set of dat a val ues whi ch woul d be r epr esent at i ve of t he Cessna 172. Thi s pr ogr ami s a si mpl e ai r cr af t per f or mance pr ogr am, wr i t t en about 20 year s ago, f or oper at i on on Per sonal Comput er s r unni ng MS DOS. I t s most usef ul f eat ur e i s t hat , based on ver y basi c i nput dat a, i t can pr oduce dat a f or any al t i t ude, f or a r ange of ai r speeds. Thi s f aci l i t y al l ows f or r api d checki ng of est i mat ed per f or mance dat a agai nst publ i shed val ues. Fr omt he r ef er ence dat a obt ai ned t he f ol l owi ng val ues wer e used as i nput t o t he comput er per f or mance pr ogr am. St al l speed wi t hout f l aps 57. 0 mph Maxi muml i f t coef f i ci ent 1. 60 ( no f l aps) Maxi muml i f t coef f i ci ent 2. 10 ( wi t h f l aps) Maxi mumt ake- of f wei ght 2300 l b Empt y wei ght 1403 l b + pi l ot at 165 l bs Wi ng span 35. 83 f t Ai r pl ane ef f i ci ency f act or 0. 77 Engi ne br ake hor sepower 160 hp Maxi muml evel speed 144. 0 mph Pr opel l or di amet er 75. 0 i nches Pr opel l or speed 2700 r pm The engi ne i s not super char ged Fi xed- pi t ch pr opel l or f i t t ed t o ai r cr af t Number of pr opel l or s: 1 Aver age r ange pr opul si ve ef f i ci ency 0. 700 Aver age endur ance pr opul si ve ef f i ci ency 0. 700 Ai r cr af t pr opul si ve ef f i ci ency 0. 850 The above dat a i s t hat used f or t he f i nal comput er anal ysi s. Ear l i er r uns used sl i ght l y di f f er ent dat a, whi ch was sl owl y adj ust ed unt i l t hi s dat aset gave what wer e consi der ed as accept abl e r esul t s. The f i nal out put f r om t he pr ogr am i s i ncl uded her e as Appendi x A. www. t emporal . com. au Page 8 4. Drag Summary The t ot al ai r cr af t dr ag coef f i ci ent , based on a gr oss wi ng ar ea of 174 squar e f eet , was 0. 0341, gi vi ng a dr ag ar ea ( CdS) of 5. 9334 squar e f eet . Thi s val ue of 0. 0341 cor r esponds accept abl y wi t h t he val ue det er mi ned by Hoerner f or t he Cessna 170 of 0. 032. Br eaki ng t he dr ag down i nt o i t s component par t s, f or wi ng, t ai l and f usel age, we know t he t ot al ai r cr af t dr ag val ue, and can al so obt ai n est i mat es of t he dr ag coef f i ci ent f r om NACA gr aphs f or t he par t i cul ar wi ng sect i ons used. Usi ng Theory of Wi ng Secti ons by Abbott and Von Doenhof f t o obt ai n t he sect i on dr ag dat a ( assumed t o be " st andar d r oughness" r at her t han val ues f or l ami nar f l ow) , Wi ng ( NACA 2412) Cd = 0. 0100 S = 174. 0 sq f t CdS = 1. 74 sq f t Tai l ( NACA 0012) Cd = 0. 0098 S = 21. 56 sq f t CdS = 0. 21 sq f t Fi n ( NACA 0009) Cd = 0. 0092 S = 11. 24 sq f t CdS = 0. 10 sq f t Tot al Ai r cr af t Cd = 0. 0341 S = 174. 0 sq f t CdS = 5. 93 sq f t Subt r act i ng t he wi ng and t ai l / f i n val ues f r omt he t ot al ai r cr af t gi ves us t he dr ag of t he f usel age and any ot her mi scel l aneous i t ems ( under car r i age, st r ut s, et c) , whi ch i s, 5. 93 - 0. 10 - 0. 21 - 1. 74 = 3. 88 squar e f eet Thi s t hen becomes 3. 88 / 174 = 0. 0223, bei ng t he dr ag coef f i ci ent f or t he f usel age based on gr oss wi ng ar ea. We can al so est i mat e t he wet t ed sur f ace ar ea based on t he Hoerner anal ysi s, wher e t he ar eas wi l l be i n i nver se r at i on t o t he dr ag coef f i ci ent s. Usi ng hi s dr ag coef f i ci ent s, Cd = 0. 009 based on wet t ed sur f ace ar ea ( t o be f ound) Cd = 0. 032 based on wi ng ar ea ( 174. 0) So wet t ed sur f ace ar ea = ( 0. 032 / 0. 009) x 174. 0 = 618. 7 squar e f eet appr oxi mat el y. www. t emporal . com. au Page 9 5. ProgramVal i dat i on The out put f r omt he comput er pr ogr ami s onl y appr oxi mat e i n i t s model l i ng of t he Cessna 172 per f or mance, but does agr ee wi t h t he publ i shed per f or mance dat a f or t he ai r cr af t i n most ar eas. At seal l evel t he pr edi ct ed speed r ange i s f r om sl i ght l y l ess t han 57 mph t o near l y 140 mph, compar ed t o t he publ i shed dat a of 57 mph t o 144 mph. The ser vi ce cei l i ng i s def i ned as t he al t i t ude wher e t he r at e of cl i mb of t he ai r cr af t decl i nes t o 100 f eet per mi nut e, and i s quot ed f or t he Cessna as 14, 200 f eet . At 14, 200 f eet f r omt he pr ogr amout put t he i ndi cat ed maxi mumcl i mb r at e i s 111 f eet per mi nut e. The quot ed maxi mumr at e of cl i mb at sea l evel of 770 f eet per mi nut e compar es wi t h a pr ogr ampr edi ct i on of 689 f eet per mi nut e. The quot ed maxi mumcr ui si ng speed of 140 mph, at 75 per cent power at 8, 000 f eet , i s not achi evabl e accor di ng t o t he pr ogr am, i ndi cat i ng t he dr ag est i mat e i s possi bl y a l i t t l e t oo hi gh. Al t er nat i vel y t hi s coul d i ndi cat e t hat t he act ual engi ne power decr eases wi t h al t i t ude at a sl ower r at e t han t hat pr edi ct ed by t he pr ogr am. I n pr act i ce t hi s di scr epancy i s pr obabl y par t l y due t o bot h causes. Al t hough t he r ange cal cul at i ons of t he pr ogr am ar e onl y ver y appr oxi mat e, at 8, 000 f eet i t pr edi ct s a r ange of 584 mi l es compar ed t o t he publ i shed f i gur e of 558 mi l es, whi l e at 10, 000 f eet i t pr edi ct s a f i gur e of 539 mi l es, compar ed t o 662 mi l es f or t he publ i shed dat a. Thi s anal ysi s i s necessar i l y onl y appr oxi mat e as no speci f i c dat a has been pr ovi ded f or t he engi ne f uel consumpt i on or power var i at i on wi t h al t i t ude, so t he pr ogr amcan onl y make ver y gener al assumpt i ons f or t hese val ues. www. t emporal . com. au Page 10 Appendi x A: ProgramOutput www. t emporal . com. au Page 11 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* I nput Par amet er s : St al l speed wi t hout f l aps VS1 = 57. 0 mph Maxi muml i f t coef f i ci ent CLmax = 1. 60 Maxi muml i f t coef f wi t h f l aps CLmaxf = 2. 10 Maxi mumt ake- of f wei ght W= 2300. l b Empt y wei ght We = 1568. l b Wi ng span B = 35. 83 f t Ai r pl ane ef f i ci ency f act or E = 0. 700 Engi ne br ake hor sepower BHP = 160. HP Maxi muml evel speed Vmax = 144. 0 mph Pr opel l or di amet er Dp = 75. 0 i nches Pr opel l or r pm RPM = 2700. r pm The engi ne i s nor mal l y aspi r at ed Fi xed- pi t ch pr opel l or f i t t ed t o ai r cr af t Number of pr opel l or s = 1 Aver age r ange pr opul si ve ef f i ci ency = 0. 700 Aver age endur ance pr opul si ve ef f i ci ency = 0. 700 Ai r cr af t pr opul si ve ef f i ci ency = 0. 750 www. t emporal . com. au Page 12 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Out put Quant i t i es : Wi ng l oadi ng W/ S = 13. 3 l b/ f t 2 St al l speed wi t h f l aps Vs0 = 49. 8 mph Wi ng ar ea S = 173. 0 f t 2 Aspect r at i o AR = 7. 42 Chor d C = 4. 83 f t Ef f ect i ve aspect r at i o ARe = 5. 20 Ef f ect i ve span Be = 29. 98 f t Ef f ect i ve chor d Ce = 5. 77 f t Ef f ect i ve span l oadi ng W/ Be = 76. 72 l b/ f t Dr ag ar ea AD = 5. 89 f t 2 Zer o- l i f t dr ag coef f i ci ent Cd0 = 0. 0341 Ai r speed f or mi ni mumsi nk Vmi ns = 63. 5 mph Mi ni mumpower r equi r ed f or l evel f l i ght THPm= 41. 06 HP Mi ni mumdr ag Dmi n = 210. 1 l b Mi ni mumsi nk r at e RSmi n = 589. 1 f pm Maxi muml i f t - t o- dr ag r at i o LDmax = 10. 94 Li f t coef f i ci ent at mi ni mumsi nk CLmi ns = 1. 29 Maxi mumi deal cl i mb r at e RCst ar = 2295. 7 f pm Ref er ence pr op ai r speed f or . 74 ef f Vpr op = 67. 0 mph I deal i zed st at i c t hr ust Ts = 1041. 0 l b Pr opel l or t i p Mach number Mp = 0. 7915 www. t emporal . com. au Page 13 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Al t i t ude : 0. f eet Ambi ent t emper at ur e = 288. 15 deg. K Ambi ent pr essur e = 2116. 2 psf Densi t y r at i o = 1. 0000 Speed of sound = 1116. 4 f ps Ai r speed Rat e- of - Cl i mb Si nk Rat e Reynol ds No THP Thr ust Dr ag L/ D SEP Mach No. V( mph) RC( f pm) RS( f pm) ( hp) ( l b) ( l b) ( f t / sec) 57. 0 441. 574. 2. 6 mi l l i on 68. 446. 253. 8. 6 7. 4 0. 075 60. 0 490. 570. 2. 7 mi l l i on 71. 442. 238. 9. 2 8. 2 0. 079 70. 0 613. 585. 3. 2 mi l l i on 80. 427. 209. 10. 5 10. 2 0. 092 80. 0 678. 640. 3. 6 mi l l i on 88. 411. 200. 10. 9 11. 3 0. 105 90. 0 689. 733. 4. 1 mi l l i on 95. 394. 204. 10. 7 11. 5 0. 118 100. 0 647. 866. 4. 5 mi l l i on 101. 378. 217. 10. 1 10. 8 0. 131 110. 0 551. 1040. 5. 0 mi l l i on 106. 362. 237. 9. 2 9. 2 0. 145 120. 0 401. 1256. 5. 4 mi l l i on 111. 346. 263. 8. 3 6. 7 0. 158 130. 0 195. 1516. 5. 9 mi l l i on 115. 331. 294. 7. 4 3. 2 0. 171 140. 0 - 68. 1823. 6. 3 mi l l i on 118. 317. 329. 6. 6 - 1. 1 0. 184 150. 0 - 391. 2177. 6. 8 mi l l i on 122. 304. 369. 5. 9 - 6. 5 0. 197 154. 0 - 537. 2332. 6. 9 mi l l i on 123. 299. 385. 5. 7 - 8. 9 0. 202 Maxi mum est i mat ed ai r cr af t r ange i s 760. mi l es Maxi mum est i mat ed endur ance i s 4. 5 hour s Taxi / Take- of f f uel used = 5. 88 l bs Cl i mb f uel used = 0. 12 l bs Descent f uel used = 0. 15 l bs Landi ng/ Taxi f uel used = 4. 20 l bs Reser ve f uel avai l abl e = 56. 70 l bs Tot al f uel f or cl i mb and descent = 67. 05 l bs Fuel avai l abl e f or cr ui se = 156. 01 l bs Range at t ai ned dur i ng cl i mb = 0. 1 mi l es Range at t ai ned dur i ng descent = 0. 1 mi l es Ti me t aken dur i ng cl i mb = 0. 1 mi nut es Ti me t aken dur i ng descent = 0. 1 mi nut es www. t emporal . com. au Page 14 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Al t i t ude : 5000. f eet Ambi ent t emper at ur e = 278. 24 deg. K Ambi ent pr essur e = 1760. 8 psf Densi t y r at i o = 0. 8617 Speed of sound = 1097. 0 f ps Ai r speed Rat e- of - Cl i mb Si nk Rat e Reynol ds No THP Thr ust Dr ag L/ D SEP Mach No. V( mph) RC( f pm) RS( f pm) ( hp) ( l b) ( l b) ( f t / sec) 57. 0 222. 632. 2. 2 mi l l i on 57. 376. 279. 7. 8 3. 7 0. 076 60. 0 270. 622. 2. 3 mi l l i on 60. 373. 261. 8. 4 4. 5 0. 080 70. 0 392. 617. 2. 7 mi l l i on 67. 360. 221. 9. 9 6. 5 0. 094 80. 0 460. 650. 3. 1 mi l l i on 74. 346. 203. 10. 8 7. 7 0. 107 90. 0 479. 720. 3. 5 mi l l i on 80. 333. 200. 10. 9 8. 0 0. 120 100. 0 450. 826. 3. 9 mi l l i on 85. 319. 207. 10. 6 7. 5 0. 134 110. 0 373. 969. 4. 3 mi l l i on 89. 305. 221. 9. 9 6. 2 0. 147 120. 0 248. 1150. 4. 7 mi l l i on 93. 292. 240. 9. 1 4. 1 0. 160 130. 0 75. 1370. 5. 0 mi l l i on 97. 279. 265. 8. 3 1. 3 0. 174 140. 0 - 148. 1632. 5. 4 mi l l i on 100. 267. 294. 7. 4 - 2. 5 0. 187 150. 0 - 423. 1937. 5. 8 mi l l i on 102. 256. 326. 6. 7 - 7. 1 0. 201 154. 0 - 548. 2071. 6. 0 mi l l i on 103. 252. 340. 6. 4 - 9. 1 0. 206 Maxi mum est i mat ed ai r cr af t r ange i s 651. mi l es Maxi mum est i mat ed endur ance i s 4. 1 hour s Taxi / Take- of f f uel used = 5. 88 l bs Cl i mb f uel used = 12. 20 l bs Descent f uel used = 15. 04 l bs Landi ng/ Taxi f uel used = 4. 20 l bs Reser ve f uel avai l abl e = 56. 70 l bs Tot al f uel f or cl i mb and descent = 94. 01 l bs Fuel avai l abl e f or cr ui se = 129. 05 l bs Range at t ai ned dur i ng cl i mb = 8. 9 mi l es Range at t ai ned dur i ng descent = 9. 5 mi l es Ti me t aken dur i ng cl i mb = 7. 3 mi nut es Ti me t aken dur i ng descent = 9. 0 mi nut es www. t emporal . com. au Page 15 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Al t i t ude : 8000. f eet Ambi ent t emper at ur e = 272. 30 deg. K Ambi ent pr essur e = 1571. 9 psf Densi t y r at i o = 0. 7861 Speed of sound = 1085. 3 f ps Ai r speed Rat e- of - Cl i mb Si nk Rat e Reynol ds No THP Thr ust Dr ag L/ D SEP Mach No. V( mph) RC( f pm) RS( f pm) ( hp) ( l b) ( l b) ( f t / sec) 57. 0 91. 674. 2. 0 mi l l i on 51. 338. 298. 7. 3 1. 5 0. 077 60. 0 139. 660. 2. 1 mi l l i on 54. 335. 277. 7. 9 2. 3 0. 081 70. 0 262. 643. 2. 5 mi l l i on 60. 323. 230. 9. 5 4. 4 0. 095 80. 0 333. 663. 2. 8 mi l l i on 66. 311. 208. 10. 5 5. 6 0. 108 90. 0 357. 720. 3. 2 mi l l i on 72. 299. 200. 10. 9 6. 0 0. 122 100. 0 336. 810. 3. 5 mi l l i on 76. 286. 203. 10. 8 5. 6 0. 135 110. 0 270. 936. 3. 9 mi l l i on 80. 274. 213. 10. 3 4. 5 0. 149 120. 0 160. 1097. 4. 2 mi l l i on 84. 262. 229. 9. 5 2. 7 0. 162 130. 0 5. 1295. 4. 6 mi l l i on 87. 251. 250. 8. 7 0. 1 0. 176 140. 0 - 197. 1531. 5. 0 mi l l i on 90. 240. 275. 8. 0 - 3. 3 0. 189 150. 0 - 445. 1808. 5. 3 mi l l i on 92. 230. 304. 7. 2 - 7. 4 0. 203 154. 0 - 558. 1930. 5. 4 mi l l i on 93. 226. 317. 6. 9 - 9. 3 0. 208 Maxi mum est i mat ed ai r cr af t r ange i s 584. mi l es Maxi mum est i mat ed endur ance i s 3. 8 hour s Taxi / Take- of f f uel used = 5. 88 l bs Cl i mb f uel used = 19. 51 l bs Descent f uel used = 24. 06 l bs Landi ng/ Taxi f uel used = 4. 20 l bs Reser ve f uel avai l abl e = 56. 70 l bs Tot al f uel f or cl i mb and descent = 110. 36 l bs Fuel avai l abl e f or cr ui se = 112. 70 l bs Range at t ai ned dur i ng cl i mb = 14. 2 mi l es Range at t ai ned dur i ng descent = 15. 2 mi l es Ti me t aken dur i ng cl i mb = 11. 6 mi nut es Ti me t aken dur i ng descent = 14. 3 mi nut es www. t emporal . com. au Page 16 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Al t i t ude : 10000. f eet Ambi ent t emper at ur e = 268. 34 deg. K Ambi ent pr essur e = 1455. 3 psf Densi t y r at i o = 0. 7386 Speed of sound = 1077. 3 f ps Ai r speed Rat e- of - Cl i mb Si nk Rat e Reynol ds No THP Thr ust Dr ag L/ D SEP Mach No. V( mph) RC( f pm) RS( f pm) ( hp) ( l b) ( l b) ( f t / sec) 57. 0 3. 706. 1. 9 mi l l i on 48. 314. 313. 7. 0 0. 0 0. 078 60. 0 52. 689. 2. 0 mi l l i on 50. 311. 289. 7. 6 0. 9 0. 082 70. 0 177. 663. 2. 3 mi l l i on 56. 301. 238. 9. 2 2. 9 0. 095 80. 0 250. 676. 2. 7 mi l l i on 62. 289. 212. 10. 3 4. 2 0. 109 90. 0 277. 723. 3. 0 mi l l i on 67. 278. 201. 10. 9 4. 6 0. 123 100. 0 261. 804. 3. 3 mi l l i on 71. 266. 201. 10. 9 4. 4 0. 136 110. 0 202. 918. 3. 7 mi l l i on 75. 255. 209. 10. 5 3. 4 0. 150 120. 0 102. 1066. 4. 0 mi l l i on 78. 244. 223. 9. 8 1. 7 0. 163 130. 0 - 42. 1250. 4. 3 mi l l i on 81. 233. 241. 9. 1 - 0. 7 0. 177 140. 0 - 229. 1470. 4. 7 mi l l i on 83. 223. 264. 8. 3 - 3. 8 0. 191 150. 0 - 461. 1729. 5. 0 mi l l i on 86. 214. 290. 7. 5 - 7. 7 0. 204 154. 0 - 567. 1843. 5. 1 mi l l i on 86. 210. 302. 7. 3 - 9. 4 0. 210 Maxi mum est i mat ed ai r cr af t r ange i s 539. mi l es Maxi mum est i mat ed endur ance i s 3. 6 hour s Taxi / Take- of f f uel used = 5. 88 l bs Cl i mb f uel used = 24. 39 l bs Descent f uel used = 30. 08 l bs Landi ng/ Taxi f uel used = 4. 20 l bs Reser ve f uel avai l abl e = 56. 70 l bs Tot al f uel f or cl i mb and descent = 121. 25 l bs Fuel avai l abl e f or cr ui se = 101. 81 l bs Range at t ai ned dur i ng cl i mb = 17. 7 mi l es Range at t ai ned dur i ng descent = 18. 9 mi l es Ti me t aken dur i ng cl i mb = 14. 5 mi nut es Ti me t aken dur i ng descent = 17. 9 mi nut es www. t emporal . com. au Page 17 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Al t i t ude : 12000. f eet Ambi ent t emper at ur e = 264. 38 deg. K Ambi ent pr essur e = 1345. 9 psf Densi t y r at i o = 0. 6933 Speed of sound = 1069. 4 f ps Ai r speed Rat e- of - Cl i mb Si nk Rat e Reynol ds No THP Thr ust Dr ag L/ D SEP Mach No. V( mph) RC( f pm) RS( f pm) ( hp) ( l b) ( l b) ( f t / sec) 57. 0 - 86. 740. 1. 8 mi l l i on 44. 291. 328. 6. 7 - 1. 4 0. 078 60. 0 - 36. 721. 1. 9 mi l l i on 46. 288. 303. 7. 2 - 0. 6 0. 082 70. 0 91. 687. 2. 2 mi l l i on 52. 279. 246. 8. 9 1. 5 0. 096 80. 0 167. 691. 2. 5 mi l l i on 57. 268. 216. 10. 1 2. 8 0. 110 90. 0 198. 729. 2. 8 mi l l i on 62. 257. 203. 10. 8 3. 3 0. 123 100. 0 187. 800. 3. 1 mi l l i on 66. 247. 200. 10. 9 3. 1 0. 137 110. 0 136. 903. 3. 4 mi l l i on 69. 236. 205. 10. 7 2. 3 0. 151 120. 0 44. 1039. 3. 7 mi l l i on 72. 226. 217. 10. 1 0. 7 0. 165 130. 0 - 89. 1209. 4. 1 mi l l i on 75. 216. 233. 9. 4 - 1. 5 0. 178 140. 0 - 262. 1413. 4. 4 mi l l i on 77. 207. 254. 8. 6 - 4. 4 0. 192 150. 0 - 478. 1654. 4. 7 mi l l i on 79. 198. 278. 7. 9 - 8. 0 0. 206 154. 0 - 577. 1761. 4. 8 mi l l i on 80. 195. 288. 7. 6 - 9. 6 0. 211 Maxi mum est i mat ed ai r cr af t r ange i s 494. mi l es Maxi mum est i mat ed endur ance i s 3. 4 hour s Taxi / Take- of f f uel used = 5. 88 l bs Cl i mb f uel used = 29. 27 l bs Descent f uel used = 36. 09 l bs Landi ng/ Taxi f uel used = 4. 20 l bs Reser ve f uel avai l abl e = 56. 70 l bs Tot al f uel f or cl i mb and descent = 132. 14 l bs Fuel avai l abl e f or cr ui se = 90. 92 l bs Range at t ai ned dur i ng cl i mb = 21. 3 mi l es Range at t ai ned dur i ng descent = 22. 7 mi l es Ti me t aken dur i ng cl i mb = 17. 4 mi nut es Ti me t aken dur i ng descent = 21. 5 mi nut es www. t emporal . com. au Page 18 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Al t i t ude : 14200. f eet Ambi ent t emper at ur e = 260. 02 deg. K Ambi ent pr essur e = 1233. 2 psf Densi t y r at i o = 0. 6460 Speed of sound = 1060. 5 f ps Ai r speed Rat e- of - Cl i mb Si nk Rat e Reynol ds No THP Thr ust Dr ag L/ D SEP Mach No. V( mph) RC( f pm) RS( f pm) ( hp) ( l b) ( l b) ( f t / sec) 57. 0 - 185. 782. 1. 7 mi l l i on 41. 267. 348. 6. 3 - 3. 1 0. 079 60. 0 - 134. 760. 1. 7 mi l l i on 42. 265. 320. 6. 8 - 2. 2 0. 083 70. 0 - 4. 717. 2. 0 mi l l i on 48. 256. 257. 8. 5 - 0. 1 0. 097 80. 0 75. 711. 2. 3 mi l l i on 53. 246. 223. 9. 8 1. 3 0. 111 90. 0 111. 739. 2. 6 mi l l i on 57. 236. 206. 10. 6 1. 8 0. 124 100. 0 106. 799. 2. 9 mi l l i on 60. 226. 200. 10. 9 1. 8 0. 138 110. 0 62. 891. 3. 2 mi l l i on 64. 217. 203. 10. 8 1. 0 0. 152 120. 0 - 20. 1013. 3. 5 mi l l i on 66. 207. 211. 10. 3 - 0. 3 0. 166 130. 0 - 140. 1168. 3. 8 mi l l i on 69. 198. 225. 9. 7 - 2. 3 0. 180 140. 0 - 299. 1357. 4. 1 mi l l i on 71. 190. 243. 9. 0 - 5. 0 0. 194 150. 0 - 498. 1579. 4. 4 mi l l i on 73. 182. 265. 8. 3 - 8. 3 0. 207 154. 0 - 589. 1678. 4. 5 mi l l i on 74. 179. 274. 8. 0 - 9. 8 0. 213 Maxi mum est i mat ed ai r cr af t r ange i s 444. mi l es Maxi mum est i mat ed endur ance i s 3. 1 hour s Taxi / Take- of f f uel used = 5. 88 l bs Cl i mb f uel used = 34. 63 l bs Descent f uel used = 42. 71 l bs Landi ng/ Taxi f uel used = 4. 20 l bs Reser ve f uel avai l abl e = 56. 70 l bs Tot al f uel f or cl i mb and descent = 144. 13 l bs Fuel avai l abl e f or cr ui se = 78. 93 l bs Range at t ai ned dur i ng cl i mb = 25. 2 mi l es Range at t ai ned dur i ng descent = 26. 9 mi l es Ti me t aken dur i ng cl i mb = 20. 6 mi nut es Ti me t aken dur i ng descent = 25. 4 mi nut es www. t emporal . com. au Page 19 ************* Cessna Skyhawk I I / 100 ( 172) Per f or mance Check ************* Wei ght Dat a : Payl oad = 732. l bs Fuel l oad = 223. l bs Maxi mumt ake- of f wei ght = 2300. l bs Empt y wei ght = 1345. l bs Mean wei ght = 2188. l bs Maxi mumdynami c pr essur e Qmax = 53. 0 psf