[at-l] Re: Obscure Question (correction)

["Frank Reid" <reid%40indiana%2Eedu>]

I wrote:

>"Standard" air (29.92 inches of mercury sea-level barometric pressure, 15
>deg. Celsius, in the aviation context) heated to 30C has a "density
>altitude" of about 8000 feet:  An airplane taking off from Denver, CO in
>hot weather performs as if it were at 8000 feet, and needs considerably
>more runway.

Shoud read:

 ...at 5000 feet above sea level, heated to 30C has a "density 
    ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^
altitude of about 8000 feet.


 --  Frank     reid@indiana.edu
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