Rate of Climb for Commercial Airliners?

[172pilot]

Hi folks,

Just wondering, what is the rate of climb for commerical airliners? I know it can vary depending on many variables but I was just curious what is normal.

Thanks,

JB

 

[DarnNearaJet]

I've seen 9,000 fpm in the Dornier jet empty on a cold day. But 5,000 fpm is the norm with pax.

 

[flipflyr]

I heard the DoJet climbs out good, but **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**!!!

In the E145, above 10K, we're usually doing around 1,000-1,500 fpm going around 300-310 or so (your basic Boeing roadblock, but it'll do!!).

We lose performance in the 20s, usually keeping the 1,000 fpm, slowing to 260-270 or so.

I heard the B717 put up some pretty impressive climb numbers too - anyone else hear about that? As far as climbout is concerned, a friend who flies the 767-200 told me they were doing 6000 fpm all the way up to FL350 doing M.78!!

 

[I.P. Freley]

Nothing compared to the rockin' 340A.

At 15k feet on a warm day and a heavy load we do at LEAST 500fpm at 140KIAS.

Now beat THAT.

 

[Rush Limbaugh]

How about an initial climb rate of about 50k per min and 70+ degrees pitch. Man, those were the days. Now I'm lucky to get 6k on the VVI.

 

[chperplt]

My mighty Beech 1900D climbed out at 3500fpm today at a max gross take off.. Well, just about max. 17,110.

 

[bigsky]

Sometimes we do short ferry flights on the dc-10- no pax and 40 or 50,000 lbs of fuel. Have never had an opportunity to really let it go although Im sure it would do well over 10,000 feet per minute. However you add 350 pax and another180,000 on the fuel and it isnt much different than a seneca.

 

[sydeseet]

A 727-200 with lot's o' pax and enough fuel for a 3 hour trip climbs slightly better than a Beech Baron. Maybe 2500-3000 FPM off the ground which tapers off to about 1000-1200 at .76 or so through the 20's. Above 350 it doesn't really climb much but boy does it go forward fast - .86 or so is not uncommon, not that we tell the company that.......

Now an old Lear 24 is a completely different story. Sea Level to FL 430 in under 15 minutes with the VSI pegged until the mid teens if ATC will let you. Glad I don't buy the gas for it.

 

[saabcaptain]

Saab 340B... barely better than the A... maybe 500 fpm at 15k and 150-160 knots. In the cold though at sea level we can easily do 2500 fpm for a little while at least.

 

[AlphEcho]

I was on a ferry flight in a 747-400 with only five people on board and a light load of fuel when it made a max thrust takeoff. The VSI was pegged, pretty much all the way up to FL410. Unfortunately the VSI on the aircraft only went up to 6000fpm. I GUARANTEE we were climbing faster than that. Now I wish I would have timed our time up to 410, it would have been impressive! Now if only the Seminole would climb like that...