jetcareers - View Single Post - In cruise flight along the Atlantic Route

NJA_Capt · November 24th, 2003, 08:28

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I'm sure the plane could take it, afterall 30 year old Lockeed Electrias punch through huricanes on a regular basis.

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Hurricanes and TRWs are vastly different animals. Hurricanes are horizontal winds with liquid H2O. Aircraft transition to 150+ kt winds in the jetstream every day. Thunderstorms are a high velocity vertical sheer with the possiblity of SOLID H20. It is always better penetrate near the bottom than the top of a TRW. The (certified)ceiling on a P-3 is approx FL280. So even at max altitude they would have penetrated the bottom half, I doubt they were above 10,000 though.

Our aircraft is FAR25 certified. Max G loads in cruise are -1.0 to +2.7
Max turbulent air penetration 300kts/.90 Mach
VA at FL410 approx 250 KIAS

Don't do it.

November 24th, 2003, 08:28	#21
NJA_Capt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Low Earth Orbit Posts: 1,389	Re: In cruise flight along the Atlantic Route [ QUOTE ] I'm sure the plane could take it, afterall 30 year old Lockeed Electrias punch through huricanes on a regular basis. [/ QUOTE ] Hurricanes and TRWs are vastly different animals. Hurricanes are horizontal winds with liquid H2O. Aircraft transition to 150+ kt winds in the jetstream every day. Thunderstorms are a high velocity vertical sheer with the possiblity of SOLID H20. It is always better penetrate near the bottom than the top of a TRW. The (certified)ceiling on a P-3 is approx FL280. So even at max altitude they would have penetrated the bottom half, I doubt they were above 10,000 though. Our aircraft is FAR25 certified. Max G loads in cruise are -1.0 to +2.7 Max turbulent air penetration 300kts/.90 Mach VA at FL410 approx 250 KIAS Don't do it.