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Old 13th Dec 2011, 21:13
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RetiredF4
 
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Physical limit

Biggus

In the days of pre-digital cockpits most altimeters had a physical limit on how low the pressure could be set.
In search of the physical limit i turned down the Smith KAA 1803 from year 1968 klick on my desk. I stopped 5.000 feet below sealevel at about 750 mbar, as my fingers turned sore.

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