1-26E Performance and Limits
(from the manual)
|
| Best L/D |
23:1 @ 53 mph |
| Min Sink |
2.9 fps @ 40 mph |
| 174 fpm @ 40 mph |
| L/D and sink at other
speeds (approximate) |
15:1 @ 32 mph (sink 4 fps = 240 fpm) |
| 19:1 @ 76 mph (sink 6 fps = 360 fpm) |
| 15:1 @ 100 mph (sink 19 fps = 1140
fpm) |
| L/D with full spoilers
(approx)* |
6:1 @ 55 mph (sink 13 fps = 800 fpm) |
| 5:1 @ 60 mph (sink 18 fps = 1100 fpm) |
| Stall Speed |
28 mph level |
| 33 mph @ 45 degree bank |
| 40 mph @ 60 degree bank |
| Best Slip Speed |
45 to 50 mph. |
| Maneuvering Speed (VA) |
68 mph |
| VNE |
114 mph |
| Wing Load Limits |
+ 5.33 g |
| - 3.31 g |
| Dive Brakes Open |
114 mph max |
| Winch Tow |
63 mph max |
| Aerotow |
95 mph max (50 - 60 mph recommended). |
| * Originally from Schweizer Aircraft's
"Glide Test Reports", B. Carris, 1976. Taken from "Safer
Landings Through Understanding Visual Pattern Angles", Stephen
DuPont, 1977, which used the reports as a reference. |
