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Old 24th February 2011 | 15:43
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Rivet gun
 
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TAS = Mach * a0 * sqrt (T/T0)
EAS = Mach * a0 * sqrt (P/P0)

Which rather appeals to my sense of symmetry.

a0 = 661.48 kts
T0 = 288.15 Kelvin
P0 =1013.25 hPa

Then all you need the ISA stratosphere pressure equation and you can generate CliveL's lookup table.

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