METO Power

[s3jetman]

Just a qick question to tap all the resources out here

Does anyone know the difference between Takeoff power and METO power?

Appreciate the help, Thanks in advance!

 

[Buckeye]

METO power stands for Maximum Except for Take-Off, it is the equivelent of maximum continious EGT or EPR in a jet engine or Max torque in a turbo-prop. It is primarily used in Round Engines. In the DC-3 Takeoff power was either a Max of 48inches or reduced to 45 inches, once airborne you would reduce to METO which is 42 inches and 2550 Rpm, then back to climb power (36 inches and 2325 RPM)

 

[skyking1976]

METO= Maximum Except for Take Off

METO is a power setting that is lower than Take Off power but Greater than Max Continuous power. I don't have any "round engine" time, but maybe those that do can tell you exactly what the purpose of METO is.

SK

 

[mar]

The difference is time (and/or temp)

The above posts are correct but just to put a finer point on it:

The difference is time.

Takeoff power has a time limit (or on a hot day a rising CHT may become the limiting factor).

Our profile is to maintain T/O power until 140 knots, then set METO power until 160 then set climb power.

Other than that the only other time you'd use METO power is if you found yourself in some really serious icing conditions; downdrafts; and/or one (or two) engines shutdown.

You can run it there all day long but the fuel consumption is through the roof.

Fly safe.

 

[Hawker rider]

You can run it there all day long but the fuel consumption is through the roof.


so is it safe to say in that case that METO=max.continous power?

 

[mar]

Same idea, yup.

I'd say that's safe to say.