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Vintage / Pre-1950

FAA approach category A Typical Vref 65 to 90 kt 30 aircraft

Target for descent rate

Up to 60fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 60 fpm, and no note for a soft touchdown: a feather-light arrival is the right technique here.

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≤ 60fpm
90≤ 120fpm
75≤ 210fpm
55≤ 330fpm
35≤ 450fpm
10≤ 600fpm
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
50 to 250mpast the threshold
Tail-strike limit
11°pitch at touchdown
Approach-speed tolerance
±13%of Vref, at least 10 kt

The 30 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 category27 kt in the Wright Cycle Co. Wright Flyer to 114 kt in the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation; the middle aircraft, 72 kt.
Wright Cycle Co. Wright Flyer27 ktKlemm L2542 ktCurtiss JN-4 Jenny52 ktWaco CG-4A59 ktFokker F.VII60 ktJunkers F1362 ktFord 4AT Trimotor64 ktCaudron Rafale 43067 ktDe Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide67 ktBeechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing68 ktDouglas DC-368 ktSpartan 7W Executive68 ktAntonov An-269 ktDouglas C-47D Skytrain69 ktBoeing 247D70 ktJunkers Ju 5274 ktSavoia-Marchetti S.5574 ktDornier Do J Wal75 ktBoeing 307 Stratoliner76 ktGrumman J2F Duck79 ktRyan NYP Spirit of St. Louis80 ktDornier Do X81 ktBeechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech87 ktBoeing 314 Clipper90 ktDouglas C-54 / DC-4 Skymaster95 ktHughes Aircraft H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)98 ktGranville Gee Bee R2/Z102 ktDouglas DC-6106 ktLatécoère 631110 ktLockheed L-1049 Super Constellation114 kt

Beechcraft Model 18 1

DC-3 1

Without a family 28

Every figure, as a table
AircraftVrefMTOWTail strikeSource
Antonov An-2 69 kt 5,500 kg 11° Default Aviator
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing 68 kt 1,928 kg 11° Default Aviator
Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech 87 kt 3,969 kg 11° Default Aviator
Boeing 247D 70 kt 6,192 kg 11° Payware (Wing42)
Boeing 307 Stratoliner 76 kt 20,412 kg 11° Default Aviator
Boeing 314 Clipper 90 kt 38,102 kg 11° Payware (PILOT'S)
Caudron Rafale 430 67 kt 820 kg 11° Payware (BlueMesh)
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny 52 kt 871 kg 11° Default Std
De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide 67 kt 2,495 kg 11° Payware (Flight Replicas)
Dornier Do J Wal 75 kt 8,000 kg 11° Default Aviator
Dornier Do X 81 kt 51,300 kg 11° Default Aviator
Douglas C-47D Skytrain 69 kt 14,061 kg 11° Default Aviator
Douglas C-54 / DC-4 Skymaster 95 kt 33,112 kg 11° Freeware (Flight Replicas)
Douglas DC-3 68 kt 11,431 kg 11° Default Std
Douglas DC-6 106 kt 48,535 kg 11° Payware (PMDG)
Fokker F.VII 60 kt 5,300 kg 11° Default Aviator
Ford 4AT Trimotor 64 kt 4,595 kg 11° Default Aviator
Granville Gee Bee R2/Z 102 kt 1,395 kg 11° Default Aviator
Grumman J2F Duck 79 kt 3,493 kg 11° Freeware (Flyndive)
Hughes Aircraft H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) 98 kt 181,440 kg 11° Default Std
Junkers F13 62 kt 2,000 kg 11° Default Aviator
Junkers Ju 52 74 kt 10,500 kg 11° Default Aviator
Klemm L25 42 kt 720 kg 11° Payware (Classics Hangar)
Latécoère 631 110 kt 75,000 kg 11° Default Aviator
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation 114 kt 62,370 kg 11° Payware (Red Wing)
Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis 80 kt 2,329 kg 11° Default Std
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 74 kt 8,260 kg 11° Default Aviator
Spartan 7W Executive 68 kt 1,996 kg 11° Payware (iniBuilds)
Waco CG-4A 59 kt 3,402 kg 11° Default Aviator
Wright Cycle Co. Wright Flyer 27 kt 338 kg 11° Default Std

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