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Forum: Tech Log

18th Jun 2008, 07:32

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Effect of altitude on range and endurance - piston engine aircraft

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Posted By bookworm

But you don't shut down the engine, do you? You...

But you don't shut down the engine, do you? You would run it at idle. My engines (IO-320) burn about 6 USG/hr producing about 90-100 HP, and 2 USG/hr producing no thrust at all.

There's an...

Forum: Tech Log

17th Jun 2008, 06:51

Replies: 8

Effect of altitude on range and endurance - piston engine aircraft

Views: 8,763

Posted By bookworm

This one's a tricky one. There are competing...

This one's a tricky one. There are competing effects.

* The minimum power required has a dependence on TAS, because power is TAS x drag. Thus minimum power required increases slightly with...

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