Limits Flashcards
Maximum Altitude
41,000 feet MSL
Icing
1) Prolonged flight in icing conditions shall be avoided.
2) When airframe icing is visible, intentional stalls or use of full flaps is not authorized.
MAX N2 RPM (%) (MRT, Transient/accel, max continuous, idle)
MRT - 104 (30 min/flight hour)
Trans/Accel - 106 (less than 20 seconds)
Max Cont - 100
Idle - 55 ±2
MAX EGT (°C) (MRT, Transient/accel, max continuous, idle, gnd start, airstart)
MRT - 610 (30 min/flight hour)
Trans/Accel - 645 (less than 20 seconds)
Max Cont - 550
Idle - 450
Gnd start - 550 (Max overshoot of 20 °C for 10 seconds)
Airstart - 600 (Max overshoot of 50 °C for 10 seconds)
MRT - time limit
30 min/flight hour
Transient/Acceleration
Less than 20 seconds
Throttle shall be at idle for:
a. Abrupt (0.5 seconds or less from neutral to full back stick) pulls to full back stick.
b. Abrupt full lateral stick inputs at full back stick.
c. Airspeeds less than 85 KIAS at altitudes above 15,000 feet MSL.
Slow throttle movements for:
85 to 150 KIAS above 35,000 feet MSL
How long shall engine be stabilized at idle prior to shutdown?
30 seconds
What power setting and altitude may result in a sub-idle condition leading to engine flameout?
At less than 70% N2 above 30,000 feet MSL
What kind of starts are prohibited with manual fuel control?
Ground starts
Maximum N2 rpm limitations with manual fuel control selected
a. N2 90% at altitudes greater than 20,000 feet MSL.
b. N2 95% at altitudes less than or equal to 20,000 feet
MSL.
What throttle position is engine start prohibited for?
Above the ground idle detent
Minimum N2 rpm required for engine start
15%
When must engine light-off occur after moving the throttle to idle
Within 15 seconds
Minimum battery voltage for starting
24V for each battery
Start cycle limitation
3 minute interval between GTS start attempts.
No more than three successive engine start attempts may be performed.
Following the third start attempt, a 30 minute cool down period must be observed before attempting another engine start.
Is a GTS start permitted with external power
No
Are additional GTS start attempts after an unsuccessful GTS start attempt permitted?
No, not until the GTS exhaust duct, combustor section are inspected and any residual fuel is removed and the RAT doors are inspected for discoloration and warpage
OAT limitation to avoid freezing fuel
-40 degrees C
Max Airspeed
550 KIAS up to 13k’, 1.04 M above 13k’
Landing gear, flap operation/extended airspeed
≤200 KIAS
Arresting hook operation
≤450 KIAS.
Canopy wind limits
32 kts for stationary and towing with canopy full open
20 kts for taxi with canopy full open
Tires/NWS speed limitation
≤176 knots groundspeed
MAX AOA for the emergency configuration of flaps half
or full with slats up
AOA for pedal shaker/stall warning tone
Sideslip limitation with landing gear in transition or extended to prevent damage to gear doors
150 KIAS
Roll limitation for all configurations/store loadings
Do not use large lateral inputs at less than 8 units AOA
Roll limitation for cruise configuration 0 to 260 KIAS
Maximum bank angle change:
-1g to +1.25g — 360 degrees
+1.25g to +4g — 180 degrees or 360 at half deflection
+4g to g limit — 180 degrees
Roll limitation for cruise configuration 260 KIAS to 0.8 Mach
Maximum bank angle change:
-0.2g to +1.25g — 360 degrees
+1.25g to +4g — 180 degrees or 360 at half deflection
+4g to g limit — 180 degrees
Roll limitation for cruise configuration at airspeeds greater than 0.8 Mach
Maximum bank angle change:
+0.75g to +1.25g — 360 degrees
+1.25g to g limit — 180 degrees
Roll limitation with gear and/or flaps/slats down:
Maximum bank angle is 90 degrees
Maximum crosswind component (dry rwy, wet rwy, NWS off/failed section T/O, banner tow, )
Dry runway: 20 knots Wet runway: 15 knots NWS Off/Failed: 15 knots Section T/O: 10 knots Banner Tow: 10 knots
Groundspeed for high gain NWS
low speed taxi operations only (less than 10 knots
groundspeed)
FCLP configuration:
Clean loading and full flaps, OR
Pylons alone OR
pylons with empty PMBRs/BRU-38A, and full flaps.
Max sink rate for landings other than FCLP configuration:
600 fpm
Prohibited Maneuvers
1) Intentional spins or tailslides.
2) Rolling cross-control maneuvers of more than 60 degree bank angle change.
3) Intentional departures except for:
a. Erect rolling departure entered with full aft stick/full lateral stick.
b. Erect rudder-induced departure entered with full aft stick/full rudder.
c. Nose high departures (70 and 110 degrees).
4) Sustained zero or negative g flight for more than 30 seconds.
5) Less than 30 seconds between negative g or zero g maneuvers.
6) Rolls at less than:
a. Negative 1.0g at less than 260 KIAS.
b. Negative 0.2g at or greater than 260 KIAS, but less than 0.80 Mach.
c. Approximately positive 1.0g at or greater than 0.80 Mach.
7) Lateral/directional inputs below 3 units AOA.
8) Intentional departures with greater than 1,000 foot-pounds asymmetry.
9) Operations with EMER FLAPS selected, when normal HYD 1 power is available, is restricted to 30 seconds
with engine rpm less than or equal to 90 percent. Except in an actual emergency, use of EMER FLAPS is
restricted to FCF profiles.
10) Intentional accelerated stalls with landing gear extended while carrying stores.
Field Takeoff weight limit
14,500 pounds
Catapult weight limit
14,200 pounds
Field Landing weight limit
13,360 pounds
FCLP weight limit
13,360 pounds
Carrier Landing weight limit
13,360 pounds
Normal acceleration limits during landing gear transition or extended and/or with flaps half or full
0.0 to +2.0g symmetrical, and
+1.0 to +1.5g unsymmetrical
Symmetrical acceleration limits below 13,233 lbs gross weight
ALT above 5,000’ MSL +7.33g
ALT below 5,000’ MSL +6.5g
AS 0.8 Mach or above -1.0g
AS below 0.8 Mach -3.0g
Carrier operating limiations
No external stores or pylons
Is carriage of wing-mounted stores with the baggage pod authorized?
No
Baggage pod may be carried on what stations?
centerline station only
Lateral stick and rudder pedal inputs with carriage of baggage pod
limited to half, except as needed for crosswind landings
Maximum crosswind component with carriage of baggage pod
15 KTS
Maximum amount of load in the baggage pod
60 pounds of soft luggage
Jettison of PMBRs airspeed limit
290 to 310 KIAS
