Beechcraft Debonair 35-33 Owner's manual

PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK
AND FAA APPROVED
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
for the
CUeechcraft®
Debonair 35-33
FAA APPROVED IN NORMAL AND UTILITY CATEGORY
BASED ON CAR 3. THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE CARRIED IN
THE AIRPLANE AT ALL TIMES AND BE KEPT WITHIN REACH
OF THE PILOT DURING ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS.
THIS HANDBOOK INCLUDES THE MATERIAL REQUIRED
TO
BE FURNISHED TO THE PILOT BY FAR PART 23.
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BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORAT I ON
DOA CE·2
THIS HANDBOOK SUPERSEDES ALL BEECH PUBLISHED
OWNER'S MANUALS, FLIGHT MANUALS, AND CHECK LISTS
ISSUED FOR THIS AIRPLANE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FAA
APPAOVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENTS.
P/N 33-590000-158
Reissued: April, 1982

DEBONAIR 33
PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK
and
FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
LOG OF REVISIONS
ORIGINAL (A) ..... .. .... .. . . . . . . . ...... .. JUNE 1977
REISSUE (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APRIL 1982
PAGE DESCRIPTION
OF
REVISION
T itle Page
L og o Page
A Page
a thru b
1-1 th ru 1-20
2-1
th ru 2-24
3-1 thru 3-10
4-1
thru 4-16
5-1
thru 5-32
6-1 th ru 6-22
7-1
thru 7-30
8-1
thru 8-52
Section 9
See L og of
Supplements
10-1 thru 10-67 March 1981
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INTRODUCTION
This Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA Approved Air-
plane Flight Manual is in the format and contains data
recommended
in the GAMA (General Aviation Manu-
facturers Association) Handbook Specification Number 1.
Use of this specification by all manufacturers will provide
the pilot the same type data in the same place in all of the
handbooks.
In recent years, BEECHCRAFT handbooks contained most
of the data now provided, however, the new handbooks
contain more detailed data and some entirely new data.
For example,
attention is called to Section X SAFETY IN-
FORMATION. BEECHCRAFT feels
it is highly important to
have SAFETY INFORMATION in a condensed form in the
hands
of the pilots. The SAFETY INFORMATION should be
read and studied. Periodic
review will serve as a reminder
of good piloting techniques .
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK
and
FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General
SECTION
II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limi tations
SECTION III ... ...... ....... ... E mergency Procedures
SECTION IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . •. . . . . . . . Normal Procedures
SECTION V .......................... ... Performance
SECTION VI ....... Weight and Balance;Equipment List
SECTION VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Systems Description
SECTION VI II .... Hand ling , Servicing and Maintenance
SEC TI ON IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Supplemen ts
SECTION X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety I
nformation
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SUBJECT
SECTION 1
GENERAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
lmportant Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Use of the Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Revising
the Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 7
Supplements Revision Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1-7
Vendor-lssued STC
Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Airplane Three View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Ground Turning Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Descriptive Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-
11
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 11
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Oil Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 12
Weights ............................... . .... 1- 12
Cabin And Entry Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 12
Baggage Space and Entry Dimensions . . . . . . . 1- 12
Specific Loadings „ „ „ .. „ „ „ „ „ „ .. „ „. 1- 12
General Airspeed rerminology and Symbols . . . . . 1-13
Meteoro logical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 15
Power Terminology „. „„„ „ „„ „ „ „„. „ „ . 1-16
Engine Controls and tnstruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -16
Airplane Performance and Flight
Planning Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Weight and Balance Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
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Section 1
General
THANK YQU ... for displaying confidence in us by
/'""" sel ecting a BEECHCRAFT airplane . Our design engineers ,
assemblers and inspectors have utilized their skills and
years
of experience to ensure that the BEECHCRAFT
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meets the hi gh standards of quality and
performance for which BEECHCRAFT airplanes have
~ become famous throughout the world .
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This handbook must be read carefully by the owner and
operator
in order to become familiar with the operation of
the BEECHCRAFT Debonair. The handbook presents
suggestions
and recommendations to help obtain safe and
maximum performance without sacrificing economy. The
BEECHCRAFT Debonair must be operated according to the
Pilot's Operati ng Handbook and FAA Approved Airp lane
Flight Manual , and,lor placards located in the airplane.
As a further reminder. the owner and operator of this
airplane should also be familiar with the Federal Aviation
Regulations applicable to the operation and maintenance
of the airplane and FAR Part 91 General Operating and
Flight Rules. Further, the airplane must be operated and
maintained in accordance with FAA Airworthiness
Directives which may be issued against it .
The Federal
Aviation Regulations place the responsibility
for the maintenance of this airplane on the owner and the
operator who must ensure that all maintenance is done by
qualified mechanics in conformity with all airworthiness
requiremen ts established for this airp l ane .
.
All limits, procedures, safety practices, time limits,
servicing, and maintenance requirements contained in
this handbook are considered mandatory for the continued
airworthiness of this airplane, in a condition equal to that
of its original manufactu r e.
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Sectionl
General
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Authorized BEECHCRAFT Aero or Aviation Centers or
Internat ional Distributors or Dealers can provide !"\
recommended modification, service, and operating
procedures issued by both FAA and Beech Aircraft
Corpora ti on, which are designed to get maximum utility
and safety from this airplane.
USE OF THE HANDBOOK
The Pilot's Operating Handbook is designed so that nec-
essary documents may be maintained for the safe and
efficient operation of the BEECHCRAFT Debonair. The
handbook has
been prepared in loose leaf form for ease in
maintenance and in a convenient size for storage. The
handbook has been arranged with quick reference tabs im-
printed with the title of each section and contains ten basic
divisions:
Secti on 1 General
Section 2 Li mitations
Section 3 Emergency Procedures
Section 4 Normal Procedures
Section 5 Performance
Section 6 Weight and Balance(Equipment List
Section 7 Systems Description
Section 8 Handling, Servicing and Maintenance
Section 9 Supplements
Section 10 Safety Information
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Section 1
General
NOTE
Except as noted, all airspeeds quoted in this
handbook are lndi cated A ir speeds (IAS) and as-
sume zero
instrument error.
In an effort to provide as complete coverage as
possible, applicable to any configuration of the
airplane, some optional equipment has been
included in the scope of the handbook. How-
ever, due to the variety of airplane appoint -
ments and arrangements available, optional
eq uipmen t described and depicted herein may
not be designated as such in every case.
The
follow in g information may be provided to
the ho lder of this manual automatically:
1. Original issues and revisions of Class
and
II Service lnstruct ions.
2. Origin al issues and revisi ons of FAA Ap-
proved Airplane Flight Manual Supple-
ments .
3. Reissues and Revis io ns of FAA Ap-
proved Airp l ane Flight Manuals, F light
Handbooks, Owner 's Manua l s, Pilot's
Opera ti ng Manuals and Pilot's Oper-
at ing Handbooks.
Th
is service is free and wil l be provided only to
holders of th is tiandbook who are listed on the
F AA Ai rcr aft Registration Bran ch List or the
BEECHCRAFT International Owners Notifi-
cation Service List, and then only if you are
listed by airplane serial
number for the model
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Section 1
General
REVISING THE HANDBOOK
lmmediately following the title page is the "Log of
Revisions" page(s). The Log of Revisions pages are used
for maintaining a listing of all effective pages in the hand-
book (except
the SUPPLEMENTS section), and as a record
of revisions to these pages. In the lower right corner of the
out lined portion of the Log of Revisions is a boxcontaining
a capital letter
which denotes the issue or reissue of the
handbook. This letter may be suffixed by a number which
ind icates the numerical revision. When a revision to any
information in the handbook is made, a new Log of Re-
visions will be issued. All Logs of Revisions must be re -
tained in the handbook to provide a current record of ma-
terial status until a reissue is made.
WARNING
Wheri this handbook is used for airplane
operational purposes it is the pilot's respon-
sibility to maintain it in current status.
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
SUPPLEMENTS REVISION RECORD
Section IX contains the FAA Approved Airplane Flight
Manual Supplements headed by a Log of Supplements
page.
On the "Log" page is a listing of the FAA Approved
Supplemental Equipment available for installat ion on the
airplane. When new suppl ements are received or existing
Supplements
are revised, a new "Log " page will replace
the previous one, since it contains a listing of all previous
approvals, plus the new approval. The supplemental
material will be added to the grouping in accordance with
the descriptive listing.
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Section 1
General
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NOTE
Upon receipt of a new or revised s upplemen t,
compare the "Log" page ju~ received with the
existing "Log" page in the manual. Retain the
"Log" page with the latest date on the bottom
of the page and discard the other log.
VENDOR-ISSUED STC SUPPLEMENTS
When a new airplane is delivered from the factory, the ---....._
handbook delivered with it contains either an STC
(Supplemental Type Certificate ) Supplement or a Beech
Fl ight Manual Supplement for ever y i nstalled item
requiring a supplement . lf a new handbook fo r operation of
the airp lane is obtained at a later date , it is the responsi-
bility of the owner / operator to ensure that all required STC
Supplements (as well as weight and balance and other
pertinent data) are transferred into the new handbook.
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WING AREA
177.6 sq. ft.
THREE VIEW
12'2:1"
Section 1
General
32'9.9" ------ ----i
t----- ----- 25'6" -- --- ~
8 '3"
7.5" min.
84" DIAMETER
~ 9'6.7"
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Section 1
General
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GROUND TURNING CLEARANCE
A
A Radius for Wing Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ft. 4 in.
B Radius for Nose Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 ft. 2 in.
C Radius for Inside Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ft. 1 in.
D Radius for Outside Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14 ft. 8 in.
TURNING RADI! ARE CALCULATEO USING FULL STEER-
ING, ONE BRAKE AND PARTIAL POWER.
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Section 1
General
DESCRIPTIVE DATA
ENGINE
The BEE CHCRAFT Debonair 33 is powered by a Contin e n-
tal 10 - 470 -J wet sump, fuel injection engine. This six-
cylinder powerplant is rated at 225 hp at 2600 rpm for
take-off and maximum continuous operation. The 10-
470-K engine is eligible for installation but not directly i n-
terchangeable with the 10-470-J engine.
PROPELLER
Hartzell constant speed,
two blade, 84 inch diameter pro-
peller using a Hartzell BHC-92ZF-1 Dl hub with 8447
blades.
~ FUEL
NOTE
Other propellers are approved but not installed
as original equipment. These are listed in the
FAA Aircraft Specificat ion 3A 15 or approved
by Supplemental Type Certificate.
Aviation Gasoline 80/87 (red) minimum grade or alternate
grades lOOLL (blue) or 100 (green). See Engine
Manufacturer's Bulletin .
STANDARD SYSTEM
Total Capacity . . . .• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
50 gal.
Total Usable .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 gal.
,,,,,,,.--.... OPTIONAL SYSTEM
Total Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70 gal.
Total Usable ... ........ ....... .... . .... ... 63 gal.
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Section 1
General
Oll CAPACITY
The oil capacity is 10 quarts.
WEIGHTS
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Maximum Ramp Weight . ..... . ........ . . . .. 2910 lbs
Maximum Take- Off Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2900 lbs
Maximum Landing Weight ............. . .... 2900 lbs
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight . . . . . . No Structural Limit
Maximum Weight in
Baggage Compartment ............ . ...... 270 lbs
CABIN
AND ENTRY DIMENSIONS
L engt h . . . . .. . . .. ... . . .. . .... ... . .. . ...... 6 ft 11 in.
Hei
ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ft 2 in.
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ft 6 in.
Cabin Door .
.......... . ... . 37 in. wide by 36 in. high
BAGGAGE SPACE AND ENTRY DIMENSIONS
Compartment Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 .5 cu ft
Door Width (Minimum) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 in.
Door Height
(Minimum) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.5 in.
SPECIFIC LOADINGS (Maxi mum Take-Off Weight)
Wing Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 16 .3 lbs/sq ft
Power Loadi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 lbs;hp
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Section 1
General
GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY
AND SYMBOLS
CAS
Ca librated Airspeed is the indicated speed
of an airplane, corrected
for position and
instrument error. Calibrated airspeed is equal
to true airspeed in standard atmosphere at
sea level.
GS
Ground Speed is the speed of an airplane
relative to the ground .
IAS lndicated Airspeed is the speed of an airplane
as shown on the airspeed indicator when
corrected for instrument error . IAS values
published in this handbook assume zero
instrument error.
KCAS Calibrated Airspeed expressed in " knots" .
KIAS lndicated Airspeed expressed in "
knots ".
TAS True Airspeed is
the airspeed of an airplane
relative to undisturbed air which is the CAS
corrected for altitude , temperature, and
compressibility .
VA
Maneuvering Speed is the maximum speed
at
which application of full available aero-
dynamic control will not overstress the
airplane .
VFE
Maximum Flap Extended Speed is the highest
speed permissible with wing flaps in a pre-
scribed extended positi
on .
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Section1
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VLE Maximum Landing Gear Extended Speed is
the maximum speed at which an airplane
can be safely flown with the l anding gear
extended.
VLO Maximum Landing Gear Operating Speed is
the
maximum speed at which the l anding
gear can be safely extended or retracted.
VNE Never Exceed Speed is
the speed limit that
may not be exceeded at any time.
VNO Maximum Structural Cruising Speed is the
or Vc speed that should not be exceeded except
in smooth air and then only with caution.
Vs Stalling Speed or the minimum steady fl i ght
speed at which the airplane is controllable.
Vso Stalling Speed or the minimum steady flight
speed at which the airplane is controllable
in the landing configuration.
Vx Best Angle - of-Climb Speed is the airspeed
which delivers the greatest gain of altitude
in the shortest possible horizontal distance.
Vy Best Rate-of-Climb Speed is the airspeed
which delivers the greatest gain in altitude
in the shortest possible time.
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General
r METEOROLOGICAL
TERMINOLOGY
ISA International Standard
Atmosphere
in which
(1) The
air is a dry perfect gas;
(2)
The temperature at sea level is
15° Celsius (59° Fahrenheit);
(3)
The pressure at sea level is 29.92
in Hg. (1013.2 mi ll ibars);
(4) The
temperature gradient from sea
level to the altitude at which the
temperature is -56.5° C (-69.7° F)
is -0 . 00198° C (-0.003566° F)
per foot and zero above that
altitude.
OAT Outside
Air Temperature is the free air
static temperature, obtained either
from in flight temperature indica-
tions adjusted
for instrument
error and compressibi lity effects,
or ground meteorological sources.
lndicated The
number actually read from an
~
Pressure alti
meter when the barometric sub-
Alt i tude
scale has been set to 29.92 in
Hg. (1013.2 millibars).
Pressure
Altitude measured from standard
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Altitude
sea-level pressure (29 . 92 in. Hg) by
a pressure
or barometric altimeter.
lt is the indicated pressure altitude
corrected for position and instrument
error. In this Handbook. altimeter
instrument errors are assumed to be
zero. Position
errors may be
obtained
from the Altimeter
Correction Graph.
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Section 1
General
Station
Pressure
Wind
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Actual atmospheric pressure at field
elevation.
The
wind velocities recorded as
variables
on the charts of this hand-
book are to be understood as the head-
wind or tailwind components of the
reported winds.
POWER TERMINOLOGY
Take off and
Maximum
Co nti nuous
Cruise
Cl
imb
Highest power rating
not limited
by time.
Power recommended for
cruise climb.
ENGINE CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS
Throttle
Control
Propeller
Control
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Used to control power by intro-
ducing fuel - air mixture into the
intake passages of the engine.
Settings are reflected by readings
on the manifold pressure gage.
This control requests
the propeller
governor to maintain engine/
propeller rpm at a selected value
by controlling propeller blade angle .
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Mixture
Control
EGT
(Exhaust Gas
Temperature
lndicator)
Tachometer
Propeller
Governor
Section 1
General
This control is used to set fuel pres-
sure (flow) in all modes of operation
and cuts oft fuel completely for
engine shut down.
This indicator is used to identify
the Jean and best power fuel
pressure (flow) for various
power settings.
lndicates
the rpm of the engine/
propeller.
Regulates the rpm of the engine/
propeller by increasing or decreasing
the propeller pitch through a pitch
change mechanism in the propeller
hub.
/'\ AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE AND
FLIGHT PLANNING TERMINOLOGY
Climb
Gradient
Demonstrated
Crosswind
Velocity
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The ratio of the change
in height during a portion of a climb,
to the horizontal distance traversed
in
the same time interval.
The maximum 90° crosswind com-
ponent for which adequate control of
the airplane during take-off and land-
ing was actually demonstrated during
certification tests.
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Section 1
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MEA
Route
Segment
GPH
PPH
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Minimum enroute IFR altitude.
A part of a route. Each end of that
part is identified by: (1) a geograph-
ical location; or (2) a point at which
a definite radio fix can be established.
U.S. Gallons per hour.
Pounds per hour .
WEIGHT AND BALANCE TERMINOLOGY
Reference
Datum
Station
Arm
Moment
Airplane
Center of
Gravity
(C.G.)
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An imaginary vertical plane from
which all horizontal distances are
measured
for balance purposes.
A location
along the airplane fuselage
usually given in terms of distance
from the reference datum.
The horizontal distance from the ref -
erence
datum to the center of gravity
(C.G.) of an item.
The product of
the weight of an item
multiplied by its arm. (Moment divided
by a constant is used to simplify bal-
ance calculations by reducing the
number of digits.)
The
point at which an airplane would
balance if suspended. lts distance
from the reference datum is found
by dividing the total moment by the
total weight of the airplane.
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