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Old 10th January 2005 | 15:20
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Shawn Coyle
 
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Paul:
The power available from turbine engines depends on pressure altitude and (mostly) temperature, not density altitude.
5,000' Density altitude can be 9,000' and -40C or 2,000' and +40C - the power available will be wildly different.
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