maxtorqe Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Whats the most under powered aircraft YOU have flown? Anyone ever flown an overpowered Aircraft ? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddog Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Most underpowered: any machine at +50C Most overpowered: any machine at -50C and yes, I have been there for both conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliben Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 how about 206 L with a c20b and floats. Never flown it but can only imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup nazi Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 heliben...i think you are right. Maybe not the MOST underpowered but it has to be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsemel Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 An old Bell 47 G2 that was a bit on the tired side, fixed floats, flew it off of a Tuna Boat. No matter what you did, it didn't take much to get rotor droop. And it didn't take much rotor droop to get to LTE. On the other hand, the 407 I was flying for while had plenty and then some. They just hung to much stuff on that G2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkbait Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I have a lot of time in a 206L on floats - at low altitudes ( being a flatlander and all) If you flew it by the numbers it was not too bad the L-1 was better. A G-2 on floats was a ground based simulator with myself and a certain instructor called "Outo Al" As the RedDawg said anything at + 50 + 55 was a lazy dawg. Landed an IFR equiped 212 with tired - 3s @ 8000 ft + 24 - no wind - ( 10800 DA) now that was unfun. When I got back some said :'How was yer flight?' My reply:"Topping old Chap! Just topping!!" All you guys who regularily fly in mountains for a living got my respect. Silly ******** all of you! :up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needles Split Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Worst >>>>>>>> EN 28F Best >>>>>>>>>AS 332 L or American Powered :down: French Powered :punk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Has to be by far a 206A model......The C18 is a gutless wonder, it makes a turbine noise, impressive! Performance, none at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkbait Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I don't know about that: a 206A in some conditions ( cool and low) is capable of delivering 100% torque - with that light airframe it will outlift a B which has the same 317 HP to the tranny at 100%. same with a straight L vs an L-1 High and hot, however, it makes a wonderful gate guardian! I fondly remember the A's converted to B's - a powerful machine in the times before Astars and such. There was a time when it was 206s, 500C, 204, 205 - they were pretty much your only choices Let's hear from the guys who had to fly a 1000 hrs of 47G or G2 before getting a check on the 47G4A " heavy lifter " 3000 hrs and you might have gotten a 206 endorsement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 I thought the rule was never fly the"A" model of anything...and I did fly the G4-A biglifter at Canadore with big Al sitting in the right seat, with a full drum of fuel hangin underneath...now that was "gross"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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