a) An aircraft's instruments measure an air temperature of -10° C and an air pressure of 90 kPa. What is the air density for these conditions?

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a) An aircraft's instruments measure an air
temperature of -10° C and an air pressure
of 90 kPa. What is the air density for these
conditions?
b) What are the pressure and density altitudes
of the aircraft? Use the following portion of
the standard atmosphere tables.
Altitude (m)
75
150
250
300
450
600
750
900
1000
1200
Pressure (KPa)
101.3
100.4
99.5
98.5
97.7
95.9
94.1
92.4
90.8
89.1
87.5
Density (kg/m³)
1.2250 1.2162 1.2075|| 1.1959| 1.1901| 1.1730| 1.1560|| 1.1392 1.1226| 1.1116| 1.0900
Transcribed Image Text:a) An aircraft's instruments measure an air temperature of -10° C and an air pressure of 90 kPa. What is the air density for these conditions? b) What are the pressure and density altitudes of the aircraft? Use the following portion of the standard atmosphere tables. Altitude (m) 75 150 250 300 450 600 750 900 1000 1200 Pressure (KPa) 101.3 100.4 99.5 98.5 97.7 95.9 94.1 92.4 90.8 89.1 87.5 Density (kg/m³) 1.2250 1.2162 1.2075|| 1.1959| 1.1901| 1.1730| 1.1560|| 1.1392 1.1226| 1.1116| 1.0900
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