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Forum: Tech Log

23rd Jul 2006, 07:32

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Constant Mach versus Constant IAS climb

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Posted By Old Smokey

A330ismylittlebaby, As the author of the...

A330ismylittlebaby,

As the author of the post that sparked your concern, I feel an obligation to echo the wise words of Rivet gun in stating that an airline pilot need not be familiar with the...

Forum: Tech Log

16th Jul 2006, 13:02

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Constant Mach versus Constant IAS climb

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Posted By Old Smokey

Don't be too hard on yourself katooie, although...

Don't be too hard on yourself katooie, although Temperature and TAS don't figure in the discussion here, TAS is a convenient 'anchor' in CAS/EAS/Mach Number calculations and discussions. For a given...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Jul 2006, 13:27

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Constant Mach versus Constant IAS climb

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Posted By Old Smokey

katooie, What you have to remember is that...

katooie,

What you have to remember is that the Airspeed Indicator measures Impact Pressure, which is the total sum of Dynamic Pressure (related directly to EAS) and compressibility (related...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Jul 2006, 03:55

Replies: 21

Constant Mach versus Constant IAS climb

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Posted By Old Smokey

Essentially, all that you say is correct, but...

Essentially, all that you say is correct, but some qualification is required -

"My understanding (simple) is that if you climb at a constant IAS then the Mach No increases. Why? Because as you...

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