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Subject: Europa-List: Re: power settings
From: rampil <ira.rampil@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:58:40

A small follow-up on the power vs altitude issue.

The power increase that occurs with altitude at constant MAP
is due to the drop in pressure to which exhaust gas is vented.

Lowry, JT: Performance of Light Aircraft (AIAA, 1999) page 129.
See also Gagg & Farrar (1934) Altitude Performance of Aircraft Engines
    equipped with Gear Driven Superchargers.  Soc. Automotive Engineers
    Trans.  29:217-233

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