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Old 9th Jul 2013, 11:10
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So u guys are saying drag will only proportional to IAS/EAS, but has nothing to do with the air density??

However, based on the fact that true airspeed increases with altitude for constant IAS ,isn't it because of the lower air density at high altitude that a smaller amount of drag presents so that the TAS becomes higher??

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