Appendix A - T-39 Aircraft Liminations

STUDENT GUIDE T-39N/G NATOPS

APPENDIX A T-39 AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS

AIRSPEED LIMITATION

Max above 21,500 ................................................................................. 0.80 IMN

Max at 21,500 ....................................................................................... 365 KIAS

Sea level ............................................................................................... 350 KIAS

Flaps ..................................................................................................... 180 KIAS

Gear ...................................................................................................... 180 KIAS

Ldg/taxi lts down .................................................................................. 250 KIAS

Min a/s above 35K................................................................................ 180 KIAS

Min for anti-skid ..................................................................................... 10 KIAS

Max wshld wipe.................................................................................... 180 KIAS

Max below 10K (no wshd beat) ............................................................ 250 KIAS

Max tailwind (start) .................................................................................10 KIAS

Min control, air (max T/O wt) ............................................................... 115KIAS

Min control, gnd .................................................................................... 90 KIAS

Thrust reversers stowed ......................................................................... . 60KIAS

No flap landing/single engine appr ..................................................... VREF + 10

Hydroplaning ....................................................................... 78 (nose)121 (mains)

Slats open ............................................................................................. 180 KIAS

Slats fail to open ................................................................................. VREF + 15

Max x-wind(recommended only)............................................................... 25KTS

Stick shaker ................................................................................... 107% X Vstall

Speedbrake .................................................................................................NONE

NWS Disengage ..................................................................................... 60 KIAS

Holding ................................................................................................. 200 KIAS

Turb air penetration .............................................................................. 225/.7 My

Best glide .............................................................................................. 170 KIAS

Pilot's sliding window........................................................................... 150 KIAS

RPM LIMITATIONS

< 10 -20% .................................................................... use starter to assist airstart

8-10% .................................................... if not obtained in 15 seconds, shutdown;

advance throttle to IDLE

31-35% ......................................................... igniters go off during start sequence

40% ........................................................................................... generator on-line

42 + 1% ........................................................................................................IDLE

58% ...................................................................... needed for AC GEN operation

>75% ............................................................... required for de-ice boot operation

95% ......................................... SPEEDBRAKE OPEN light on if speedbrake out

96% .................................................................................. max T/G power setting

42-103% ............................................................................. normal operating rpm

104.2%...............................................................................max accel/max takeoff

AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS

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