Q400 Climb Profile
04-09-2008 | 05:57 PM
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Q400 Climb Profile
Saw a Colgan Q400 in ORF the other day, and it sparked a debate between my captain and I. He'd heard that the Q400 can outclimb the 145 at low altitudes (up to FL250 or so) and I say no way.
So, for you Horizon and/or Colgan guys and gals, what kind of speed & climb rate are you seeing down low?
So, for you Horizon and/or Colgan guys and gals, what kind of speed & climb rate are you seeing down low?
04-09-2008 | 06:20 PM
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From: Waiting for class to start...
when I was at Colgan, I heard the same thing. with pax apparently they have to pull it back pretty far or deal with a very high deck angle. but i was a saab guy and anything could beat us......
04-09-2008 | 08:14 PM
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But climb rate is not the only thing. What is the speed during climb? The SAAB2000 would outclimb the CRJ. But not really. Different things. Gradient vs. rate.
The CRJ-200 is pathetic, but even it will climb pretty will to 12000-15000 if flown properly.
The SAAB2000 would do pretty well, but would also give up a lot of airspeed to get that rate. Can't do that is the CRJ.
The CRJ-200 is pathetic, but even it will climb pretty will to 12000-15000 if flown properly.
The SAAB2000 would do pretty well, but would also give up a lot of airspeed to get that rate. Can't do that is the CRJ.
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