CathyH Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 These are the first screenies I have uploaded. Using The RealAir Duke Turbo (what a bird) REX 2.00, FEX, and Active Sky Enhanced, with ORBX CS. The flight is from CS to Century mine at FL26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 great captures there,glad to see your up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Not strictly the correct place for this but how high can the standard Duke fly? I have some trouble maintaining airspeed as I climb higher despite a very low climb rate. Probabaly doing something fundamentalywrong Thanks Andy b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Nice pics Cathy, really like #2 Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Hey Andy, are you flying the piston engined version? If so, I rarely attempt to go above 18000. By then the climb rate has just about petered out. Also you have to be careful with pitot heat, cowl flap position and fuel vent de-icing. I find the cruise climb settings pretty good to over 12000ft. On the other hand Cathy's pics are of the turbine (turboprop) version of the Duke. It climbs like a scalded cat I am told using the two PT6 engines. I am not sure either what best cruise level is. However I think it would still be better sub-20000ft because there are other considerations including pressurisation that need to be taken into account. As already mentioned Carenado offer a 30 Euro upgrade from the piston to the turbo-prop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Nice set of shots there indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Love these pictures too! I agree with Derek on #2. It stands out with the background beautifully.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Great shots Cathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyH Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hey Andy, are you flying the piston engined version? If so, I rarely attempt to go above 18000. By then the climb rate has just about petered out. Also you have to be careful with pitot heat, cowl flap position and fuel vent de-icing. I find the cruise climb settings pretty good to over 12000ft. On the other hand Cathy's pics are of the turbine (turboprop) version of the Duke. It climbs like a scalded cat I am told using the two PT6 engines. I am not sure either what best cruise level is. However I think it would still be better sub-20000ft because there are other considerations including pressurisation that need to be taken into account. As already mentioned Carenado offer a 30 Euro upgrade from the piston to the turbo-prop. Behold oh Earhthbound ones, I am at FL 26 and climbing at 2000 fpm ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyH Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Here are the numbers for comparison from the website Royal Turbine Duke Standard Duke TBM-700 Engine model P&W PT6A-35 Lycoming TSIO-541 P&W PT6A-64 TBO 3,600 hrs 1,400 hrs 3,600 hrs Passenger Seats 6 6 6 Length 33' 10" 33' 10" 34' 3" Height 12' 4" 12' 4" 13' 9" Wingspan 39' 9" 39' 9" 41' 3" Max Take-Off Weight 7,050 lbs 7,000 lbs 6,579 lbs Standard Empty Weight 4,650 lbs 5,000 lbs 4,100 lbs Max Useful Load 2,400 lbs 2,000 lbs 2,514 lbs Max Useable Fuel 260 gal 232 gal 282 gal Payload @ Max Fuel 750 lbs 608 lbs 764 lbs Certified Ceiling 28,000 ft 30,000 ft 30,000 ft Take-Off Runway 1,000 ft 2,660 ft 2,034 ft Landing Runway 900 ft 3,000 ft 2,034 ft Max Climb Rate 4,000 ft/min 1,550 ft/min 1,875 ft/min Time to Climb (25,000 ft) 9 min 25 min 15 min High Speed Cruise (29,000 ft) 290+ kts 240 kts 280 kts Fuel Flow 66 gph 56 gph 60 gph Max VFR Range (no wind) 1,100 nm 1,100 nm 1,330 nm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 nice shots Cathy as well I did not know that rex fex and activesky could all play nice together .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hey Andy, are you flying the piston engined version? If so, I rarely attempt to go above 18000. By then the climb rate has just about petered out. Also you have to be careful with pitot heat, cowl flap position and fuel vent de-icing. I find the cruise climb settings pretty good to over 12000ft. On the other hand Cathy's pics are of the turbine (turboprop) version of the Duke. It climbs like a scalded cat I am told using the two PT6 engines. I am not sure either what best cruise level is. However I think it would still be better sub-20000ft because there are other considerations including pressurisation that need to be taken into account. As already mentioned Carenado offer a 30 Euro upgrade from the piston to the turbo-prop. I have the piston version and despite following conventional wisdom (POH and manual) I get the aircraft to 9,000 ft at 142 knots but this decays rapidly to stall speed at or around 10,500 ft and thereafter the roller caoster ride begins with steep recpvery dives and equally steep climbs. I have the cowl flaps set per the manual, fuel pumps on and every de-icing heater in the cockpit set to on. In addition, fuel and manifold settings are as per the manual. Got me stuffed why this baby doesn't fly so well. They say the operating ceiling is 30,000 ft but I guess this must be on the back of a 747 or in the hold of an A380 cos it sure won't climb on its own to that level. Might try slew ing it to altitude then casting off the see what happens. Andy b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 OK - slewed to 30,000 feet and cast off. Aircraft stalled and entered steep dive - engines were basically idling and badly at that. Fule rates miserable, manifold pressure basically zilch, cylinder head temperature below zero, oil pressure negligible and the other indication in that gauge (escapes me for the minute) below zero. Eventually after a number of stalls and climbs the aircraft fell below 10,000 feet whereupon the engine roared back to life. Something is not right but what that something is is beyond me. Andy b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hey, great pics Cathy, love No 2. As a suggestion, why don't you host your pics with http://www.fsfiles.org/flightsimshots/ that way you will have full size pics instead of having to click on a thumbnail. Just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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