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Old 24th March 2006 | 00:10
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22clipper
 
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MP gauge

I got a question about my MP gauge. Its a reverse reading vacuum gauge connected across the carburettor butterfly right? So it reads 30" (atmospheric pressure) till I start the engine when it winds back to the idle reading of 12" or so.

As I feed in throttle & the butterfly opens the vacuum decreases & the gauge climbs again. If I test carby heat the warm air is less dense so the gauge climbs another inch or two. So far so good.

But when I descend from altitude in flight the MP gauge also climbs. But a descent should be into denser air which means the gauge should fall shouldn't it?
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