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§3.586 Cooling test procedure for single engine airplanes.

CAR 3 · Tests · Powerplant Installations – Reciprocating Engines · at CAR3-14 (current)

Text in force at CAR3-14: from CAR3-0, effective 1 Nov 1949. OCR text

This test shall be conducted by stabilizing engine temperatures in flight and then starting at the lowest practicable altitude and climbing for 1 minute at take-off power. At the end of 1 minute, the climb shall be continued at maximum continuous power until at least 5 minutes after the occurrence of the highest temperature recorded. The climb shall not be conducted at a speed greater than the best rate-of-climb speed with maximum continuous power unless: (a) The slope of the flight path at the speed chosen for the cooling test is equal to or greater than the minimum required angle of climb (see § 3.85 (a)), and (b) A cylinder head temperature indicator is provided as specified in § 3.675.

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