Mach effect on stall EAS
Originally Posted by Rivet gun
There would still be a slight increase in stalling speed due to the Mach effect on CLmax, but at least the compressibility error could be eliminated.
Jet transport stall speed at high altitude is defined by buffet that becomes so intense as to be an effective deterrent to further speed reduction. For a typical widebody, the stall EAS at M=0.82 is 1.35 times that at sealevel.
regards,
HN39
Last edited by HazelNuts39; 27th Feb 2011 at 08:11.
Reason: Change of mach