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Old 8th November 2011 | 12:02
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larshgf
 
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Pressure Altitude and Density Altitude

Why do we need both Pressure Altitude and Density Altitude as concepts for assessing an aircraft's performance. Why not just the concept of Density Altitude which corrects for both pressure and temperature?
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