rrc1962
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In the never ending quest for speed, I've always wondered about this. As you climb the air gets thinner and theoretically, planes fly faster, but the sa,emthin air that reduced airframe drag also robs horsepower. It seems like in our Six it's about a wash. My TAS and ground speed never really changes with altitude. So here's the question..
If I'm at say 12,000 ft, which is about all she's got, TAS/GS is 145kts and power is down to 40% or so, how much speed could one expect to gain by increasing power at the same altitude to 80% or so?
If I'm at say 12,000 ft, which is about all she's got, TAS/GS is 145kts and power is down to 40% or so, how much speed could one expect to gain by increasing power at the same altitude to 80% or so?
