T-6 Aero Manuevers Parameters

Aileron Roll

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 180-220

Torque: 80-MAX

Attitude: Wings-level Entry, 20-30 degrees nose-high pitch

Altitude Required: +1000

Energy Gain/Loss: Neutral

FCP Visual Reference: Corner of front windscreen on the horizon to start roll.

Barrel Roll

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 200-220

Torque: 80-MAX

Attitude: Entry: Wings Level

Altitude Required: +2000 / -1000

Energy Gain/Loss: Neutral

FCP Visual Reference: Reference point at or near the corner of front windscreen.

Chandelle

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 200-250

Torque: MAX

Attitude: Entry: wings-level, 15 degrees nose low. Exit: Wings level, 45 degrees nose high

Altitude Required: +3000

Energy Gain/Loss: Gaining

FCP Visual Reference: Bottom edge of canopy on horizon at entry.

Feet on horizon (45 degrees nose high) at exit.

Cloverleaf

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 200-220

Torque: 80-MAX

Attitude: Wings level for pull-up and pull through

Altitude Required: +3000 / -1000

Energy Gain/Loss: Slightly Losing

FCP Visual Reference: Wingtips equidistant from horizon in pull-up.

Feet on horizon when 45 degrees nose high.

Cuban Eight

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 230-250

Torque: MAX

Attitude: Wings level to horizon throughout maneuver

Altitude Required: +3000

Energy Gain/Loss: Neutral

FCP Visual Reference: Wingtips equidistant from horizon in pull-up. Seat on horizon when 45 NL inverted.

Immelmann

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 230-250

Torque: MAX

Attitude: Wings level to horizon before and after half roll at top

Altitude Required: +3000

Energy Gain/Loss: Gaining

FCP Visual Reference: Wingtips equidistant from horizon in pull-up.

Lazy Eight

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 200-220

Torque: 50%-60%

Attitude: Entry: Wings level, 90 degrees MAX bank, 45 degrees MAX nose-high pitch

Altitude Required: +2000 / -1000

Energy Gain/Loss: Neutral

FCP Visual Reference: Bottom foot on or slightly above horizon at top of leaf, feet splitting horizon as you come through horizon, top foot on horizon at bottom of leaf

Loop

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 230-250

Torque: MAX

Attitude: Wings level to horizon throughout maneuver

Altitude Required: +3000

Energy Gain/Loss: Neutral

FCP Visual Reference: Wingtips equidistant from horizon in pull-up

Split-S

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Energy Gain/Loss:

FCP Visual Reference:

Entry Airspeed: 120-140

Torque: Idle-80%

Attitude: Entry: 20 degrees nose high. Wings level before and throughout pull

Altitude Required: +500 / -2000 (75%)

-2500 (Idle)

Energy Gain/Loss: Losing

FCP Visual Reference: Wingtips equidistant from horizon in pull-up.

Seat on horizon when 45 degrees nose low, inverted.

Power-On Stalls

Entry Airspeed:

Torque:

Attitude:

Altitude Gained:

FCP Visual Reference:

Airspeed - As required to achieve desired pitch, power, and bank. (Entry airspeed of 160 KIAS results in 1,500 - 2,000 ft altitude gain)

Power - Entry: 30-60 percent torque. Recovery: MAX.

Pitch - Entry: 15-40 degrees nose high.

Bank - 0 degrees for straight-ahead stall, 20-30 degrees for a turning stall.

FCP visual reference - Entry: crook of front windscreen on horizon.

Recovery: initially firelight on horizon, then as required to MAX perform aircraft.

ELP Stall

Airspeed:

Power:

FCP Visual References:

Airspeed - Clean, 125 KIAS. Configured, 120 KIAS.

Power - 4-6 percent torque.

FCP visual reference (recovery) - Clean, one-half prop arc on the horizon. Configured, prop arc on the horizon.

Traffic Pattern Stalls

Airspeed.

Final turn setups; 120 KIAS (minimum).

Landing attitude setup: 5-10 knots above final approach airspeed commensurate with flap setting.

Power.

Final turn setup: 10-15 percent torque.

To induce stall: zero percent torque.

Recovery: MAX.

Gear. Down.

Flaps. LDG, TO, and UP.

Bank.

Initial turn: 30 degrees.

Landing attitude stall: 0 degrees.

Slow Flight

Airspeed:

Flaps:

Gear:

Flaps:

Airspeed - Flaps landing: 80-85 KIAS. Flaps TO: 85-90 KIAS. Flaps UP: 90-95 KIAS.

Gear - Down.

Flaps - As desired.

Stability Demonstration

Airspeed:

Power:

Attitude:

Altitude Required:

Recover:

Airspeeds - Entry: 160 KIAS. Recovery: 80 KIAS or stick shaker.

Power - Entry: 60 percent torque. Recovery: idle.

Attitude - Raise the nose to 40-45 degrees pitch attitude wings level.

Altitude Required - 2000 feet above entry.

Recover - Select idle power and neutralize controls, avoid 0 +/- 0.25 Gs.

Intentional Spin Entry for (Emphasizing Near Steady State Spin Recognition and Recovery) and (Emphasizing Departure Recognition and Recovery)

Airspeed:

Power:

Pitch:

Flight Controls:

Airspeeds - Initiate entry: 120 KIAS (minimum). Spin entry: approximately 80 KIAS.

Power - Idle.

Pitch - 15 to 40 degrees.

Flight controls at spin entry:

Rudder - Full deflection in spin direction.

Elevator - Full aft stick.

Ailerons - Neutral.