A new chart for estimating the absolute ceiling of an airplane (1932)
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JTICS to maximuin thrust horsepower available (min. may be estimated with reasonable accuracy, the chart t.hpro/max. t.hpio). The intersection of the two may be used to~estimate absolute oeiHng. curves corresponding to these values determines the It has been shown (Reference 5) that the ratio of… … saooo eeooo 24000 28000 BOOO 10000 taOOO. /■40OO tSOOO 18000 gOCKtO Abaotufa ceiling, ft. FiouBE 6.—Absolute ceiling chart Maximum t.hp available, t.hp»o = 657, where itn is the maximum propeller efficiency L\D Minimum t.hpr<,/max. t.hp„ = 208/667 = 0.317. the maximum ratio of lift to drag, W the…
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