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Old 16th Sep 2011, 15:32
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skwinty
 
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If the computer performs the calibration in flight, then the speed envelope should cover at least Mach .8 so the graph would show that as the upper velocity range.

Obviously, at low altitude the density of the air is significantly higher than that of 33,000 ft.

I doubt if you will find a graph for 488 knots at 500 ft.

So any error at this altitude and speed would be more related to air density.
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