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Old 14th Mar 2011, 20:07
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willl05
 
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Is it possible that the formula for TAS is wrong?
Or maybe the explanation in 1.11.1 is wrong:

VKTAS = VKIAS × [1+ (altitude× 0.00002)]
Where V = Indicated Airspeed
altitude = Maximum segment altitude in thousands of feet

For 200 knots at 30000 ft:
200 x [1 + (30 x 0.00002)] = 200.12 knots, hardly any difference at all.

Should that be feet instead?
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