Military Transport

FAA approach category C Typical Vref 115 to 140 kt 9 aircraft

Target for descent rate

100 to 200fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 200 fpm; under 100 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.

Scoring thresholds.

Roundout applies these to every aircraft in this category, except where an aircraft carries its own G-force curve or tail-strike limit. Scores fall in a straight line between the points, from 0 to 100 for each part; the composite formula is in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown (fpm)The score at each point of the curve.

100≤ 200fpm

90≤ 278fpm

75≤ 394fpm

55≤ 550fpm

35≤ 706fpm

10≤ 900fpm

G-force at touchdown (g)The category's own curve.

100≤ 1.10g

90≤ 1.20g

75≤ 1.35g

55≤ 1.55g

35≤ 1.75g

10≤ 2.00g

Ideal touchdown zone: 200 to 600mpast the threshold
Tail-strike limit: 11°pitch at touchdown
Approach-speed tolerance: ±4%of Vref, at least 10 kt

The 9 aircraft in it.

Every one of them is held to the target above. What sets them apart is their own Vref, quoted at the reference weight, usually the maximum landing weight; Roundout adjusts it to the weight you land at.

Vref across the category117 kt in the Lockheed C-130E Hercules to 150 kt in the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III; the middle aircraft, 128 kt.

Lockheed C-130E Hercules117 kt Transall C-160125 kt Airbus A400M Atlas127 kt Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules128 kt Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider128 kt Boeing KC-46 Pegasus131 kt Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy135 kt Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker146 kt Boeing C-17 Globemaster III150 kt

Aircraft 9

Every figure, as a table

Aircraft	Vref	MTOW	Tail strike	Source
Airbus A400M Atlas	127 kt	137,500 kg	11°	Default Std
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III	150 kt	265,352 kg	11°	Default Premium
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker	146 kt	146,284 kg	11°	Freeware (Delta Simulations), Freeware (fafa_2021)
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus	131 kt	188,241 kg	11°	Payware (Captain Sim)
Lockheed C-130E Hercules	117 kt	70,307 kg	11°	Payware (Captain Sim/Miltech)
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules	128 kt	70,307 kg	11°	Payware (Blackbird)
Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy	135 kt	381,018 kg	11°	Not available for MSFS
Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider	128 kt	74,389 kg	11°	Payware (Captain Sim)
Transall C-160	125 kt	51,000 kg	11°	Payware (AzurPoly)

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