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Forum: Flight Testing

24th Oct 2014, 13:22

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Max altitude

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Posted By darkroomsource

Yes, it's not that the speed of the aircraft...

Yes, it's not that the speed of the aircraft (C150) was at the high speed buffet boundary, it could have been at 1/2 that value or even 1/3 (although my guess would put it above 1/2).

But the...

Forum: Flight Testing

24th Oct 2014, 10:59

Replies: 29

Max altitude

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Posted By darkroomsource

Yes Keith, that's exactly it. Another way of...

Yes Keith, that's exactly it.

Another way of saying it: "The higher you go, the closer the stall speed is to the maximum speed of the aircraft."

EDIT:
I should not have said stall speed, what...

Forum: Flight Testing

24th Oct 2014, 09:30

Replies: 29

Max altitude

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Posted By darkroomsource

Have you ever flown a small plane at it's max...

Have you ever flown a small plane at it's max altitude?
I took a Cessna 150 up to it's max altitude, and it got real squirelly.
I didn't stay long, I was at full throttle, going along at a nice...

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