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FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Knowledge Exam

MODEL DC-9
En Route Climb

OPERATING CONDITIONS
W-1
W-2
W-3
W-4
W-5
CLIMB SCHEDULE
LR
HS
LR
HS
HS
INITIAL WEIGHT (X1000)
84
86
78
88
92
CRUISE PRESS ALTITUDE
34,000
28,000
32,000
22,000
24,000
ISA TEMPERATURE
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
ISA
AVG WIND COMP (KTS)
20 HW
30 HW
10 TW
20 TW
40 HW

FIGURE 48 - DC-9 - En Route Climb

TIME, FUEL, AND DISTANCE TO CLIMB
JT8D-1 ENGINES - NORMAL BLEED
DC-9 SERIES 10 - HIGH SPEED CLIMB SCHEDULE
CLIMB AT 320 KNOTS IAS TO 23500 FT ALTITUDE THEN CLIMB AT M .74
INITIAL WEIGHT = 86000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.5
133
2.8
4000
1.1
267
5.9
6000
1.7
403
9.3
8000
2.3
541
13.0
10000
3.0
684
17.2
12000
3.8
830
21.3
14000
4.6
982
27.0
16000
5.5
1141
32.9
18000
6.4
1309
39.6
20000
7.6
1489
47.4
22000
8.8
1684
56.6
23500
9.9
1845
64.7
23500
9.9
1845
64.7
24000
10.2
1886
66.8
26000
11.4
2052
75.9
28000
12.8
2225
85.8
30000
14.3
2410
97.1
32000
16.2
2613
110.3
34000
18.4
2844
126.3
36000
21.4
3136
147.8
INITIAL WEIGHT = 90000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.6
140
3.0
4000
1.1
282
6.3
6000
1.8
426
9.8
8000
2.5
573
13.8
10000
3.2
724
18.2
12000
4.0
879
23.1
14000
4.8
1041
28.6
16000
5.8
1211
34.9
18000
6.9
1390
42.1
20000
8.0
1583
50.4
22000
9.4
1793
60.3
23500
10.6
1968
69.1
23500
10.6
1968
69.1
24000
10.9
2013
71.5
26000
12.3
2196
81.5
28000
13.8
2389
92.6
30000
15.5
2598
105.4
32000
17.6
2833
120.6
34000
20.3
3110
139.8
36000
24.3
3494
168.0
INITIAL WEIGHT = 88000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.5
136
2.9
4000
1.1
274
6.1
6000
1.7
414
9.6
8000
2.4
557
13.4
10000
3.1
703
17.7
12000
3.9
855
22.5
14000
4.7
1012
27.8
16000
5.6
1176
33.9
18000
6.6
1349
40.8
20000
7.8
1535
48.9
22000
9.1
1738
58.4
23500
10.3
1906
66.9
23500
10.3
1906
66.9
24000
10.6
1949
69.1
26000
11.9
2123
78.6
28000
13.3
2306
89.1
30000
14.9
2502
101.2
32000
16.9
2720
115.3
34000
19.3
2973
132.8
36000
22.7
3304
157.2
INITIAL WEIGHT = 92000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.6
144
3.1
4000
1.2
290
6.4
6000
1.8
438
10.1
8000
2.5
589
14.2
10000
3.3
744
18.7
12000
4.1
905
23.8
14000
5.0
1072
29.5
16000
6.0
1247
36.0
18000
7.1
1432
43.4
20000
8.3
1631
52.0
22000
9.7
1850
62.3
23500
11.0
2032
71.5
23500
11.0
2032
71.5
24000
11.3
2079
73.9
26000
12.7
2272
84.4
28000
14.3
2476
96.2
30000
16.2
2693
109.8
32000
18.4
2951
126.2
34000
21.4
3258
147.4
36000
26.1
3713
181.0

 

FIGURE 49 - High-Speed Climb Schedule


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