Service ceiling

[NC Bill]

What is it for the CTLS? Does it vary between SW & LS? Or by year?

[FlyingMonkey]

~14,000  IIRC.

[S4Flier]

Or 23,000 for a Tecnam P92D (914 turbo) 

 

http://www.tecnam.net/News/New-Release/96/Tecnam-conquers-Aconcagua.aspx

[Ed Cesnalis]

14,000' for CTSW (100'/min climb)  per http://documents.flightdesignusa.com/SW-POH.pdf

[Anticept]

It says 14K for us, but I know of a couple that have been over 18K. As you climb higher and start to loose climb drop a flap setting. Example go from -6 to zero. It will make a big difference. This will also depend on prop pitch setting and weight.

Just so you know, service ceiling is dictated by when the aircraft is tested or estimated to have a climb rate of less than 100 fpm at WOT. Absolute ceiling is where an aircraft cannot maintain level flight with anything less than full power.