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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 = 78000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.5
113
2.2
4000
0.9
227
4.6
6000
1.5
342
7.3
8000
2.0
457
10.2
10000
2.6
574
13.3
12000
3.2
693
16.8
14000
3.9
815
20.7
16000
4.6
941
25.0
18000
5.4
1070
29.9
20000
6.3
1205
35.4
22000
7.2
1347
41.7
24000
8.3
1498
49.0
26000
9.5
1661
57.6
26860
10.1
1736
61.8
26860
10.1
1736
61.8
28000
10.7
1813
66.2
30000
11.9
1953
74.6
32000
13.3
2102
84.2
34000
14.9
2267
95.4
36000
16.9
2456
109.2
INITIAL WEIGHT = 82000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.5
120
2.4
4000
1.0
241
4.9
6000
1.5
363
7.7
8000
2.1
486
10.8
10000
2.7
610
14.2
12000
3.4
737
17.9
14000
4.1
868
22.1
16000
4.9
1002
26.7
18000
5.7
1141
31.9
20000
6.7
1286
37.9
22000
7.7
1439
44.6
24000
8.9
1602
52.5
26000
10.2
1780
61.9
26860
10.9
1863
66.5
26860
10.9
1863
66.5
28000
11.6
1948
71.4
30000
12.9
2104
80.8
32000
14.4
2274
91.7
34000
16.3
2464
104.6
36000
18.7
2693
121.3
INITIAL WEIGHT = 80000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.5
117
2.3
4000
1.0
234
4.8
6000
1.5
352
7.5
8000
2.1
471
10.5
10000
2.7
592
13.7
12000
3.3
715
17.4
14000
4.0
841
21.4
16000
4.7
971
25.9
18000
5.6
1105
30.9
20000
6.5
1245
36.6
22000
7.5
1392
43.2
24000
8.6
1549
50.7
26000
9.9
1719
59.7
26860
10.5
1798
64.1
26860
10.5
1798
64.1
28000
11.1
1879
68.7
30000
12.4
2027
77.7
32000
13.8
2186
87.8
34000
15.6
2362
99.8
36000
17.7
2570
114.9
INITIAL WEIGHT = 84000 POUNDS
PRES.
ALT.
FEET
TIME
MIN.
FUEL
BURNED
LB.
DIST.
N. MI.
0
0
0
0
2000
0.5
124
2.4
4000
1.0
248
5.1
6000
1.6
374
8.0
8000
2.2
500
11.1
10000
2.8
629
14.6
12000
3.5
760
18.5
14000
4.2
894
22.8
16000
5.1
1033
27.6
18000
5.9
1177
33.0
20000
6.9
1327
39.1
22000
8.0
1486
46.2
24000
9.2
1656
54.4
26000
10.6
1841
64.1
26860
11.3
1928
69.0
26860
11.3
1928
69.0
28000
12.0
2018
74.1
30000
13.4
2183
84.1
32000
15.0
2364
95.7
34000
17.1
2570
109.7
36000
19.7
2826
128.3

 

FIGURE 50 - Long-Range Climb Schedule


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