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Old 12th Jul 2012, 12:15
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Old Smokey
 
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Hurricane6,

It seems you're in the process of winding up your thread, a pity, I was enjoying it.

Before you wind it up, a word or two here which may shed light on your search for P/S, presumably P0 and Ps, as applicable to the Mach number calculation. P0 and Ps show up in all of the normal Mach number calculations, as highlighted below -

CAS to Mach Number (Given CAS and Ps for the Pressure Height)

M = SQR (5 * (( P0 / Ps * (1 + Vc^2 / a0^2 / 5)^3.5 - 1) + 1)^(2/7) - 1))

Mach Number to CAS (Given Mach No. and Ps for the Pressure Height)

Vc = a0 * SQR(5 * (( Ps / P0 * ((1 + M^2 / 5)^3.5 - 1) + 1)^(2/7) - 1))

CAS / Mach Changeover Height (Given CAS and Mach Number)

Ps / P0 = (((Vc / a0)^2 / 5 + 1)^3.5 - 1) / ((1 + M^2 / 5)^3.5 - 1)

Where -

a0 = ISA Sea Level Speed of Sound (661.4787442 Kt)
Vc = CAS in Knots
M = Mach Number
P0 = ISA Sea Level Pressure (1013.25 hPa)
Ps = Static Pressure at Flight Altitude (hPa)

So we see the Pressure Ratio (Ps/P0) in the second and third examples, and the inverse Pressure Ratio (P0/Ps) in the first.

Liked the thread Hurri6, keep them coming.

Best Regards,

Old Smokey

Last edited by Old Smokey; 12th Jul 2012 at 14:34.
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