PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - How does altitude affect the aircraft performance?
Old 9th Jul 2013, 12:53
  #7 (permalink)  
dubbleyew eight
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: have I forgotten or am I lost?
Age: 71
Posts: 1,126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
within the limits of normal comprehension altitude does not effect the aeroplane it merely effects the engine performance.

in the less dense air at altitude the aircraft flies faster over the ground but experiences the same dynamic pressures and indicates the same airspeed.

takeoff and landing at altitude are different from sea level because of the need for speeds that achieve the dynamic pressures that the aircraft works with.
dubbleyew eight is offline