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  2. Barometric formula - Wikipedia

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    In these equations, g 0, M and R * are each single-valued constants, while P, L, T, and h are multivalued constants in accordance with the table below. The values used for M, g 0, and R * are in accordance with the U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976, and the value for R * in particular does not agree with standard values for this constant. [2]

  3. Load factor (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    However, its units are traditionally referred to as g, because of the relation between load factor and apparent acceleration of gravity felt on board the aircraft. A load factor of one, or 1 g, represents conditions in straight and level flight, where the lift is equal to the weight.

  4. Vertical pressure variation - Wikipedia

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    A relatively simple version [1] of the vertical fluid pressure variation is simply that the pressure difference between two elevations is the product of elevation change, gravity, and density. The equation is as follows: =, where P is pressure, ρ is density, g is acceleration of gravity, and; h is height.

  5. Reference atmospheric model - Wikipedia

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    Finally, these variables describing the system do not change with time; i.e. it is a static system. g_0, gravitational acceleration is used here as a constant, with same value as standard gravity (average acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth or other big body). For the basis of simplicity it doesn't vary with latitude ...

  6. Scale height - Wikipedia

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    g = acceleration due to gravity at the current location The pressure (force per unit area) at a given altitude is a result of the weight of the overlying atmosphere. If at a height of z the atmosphere has density ρ and pressure P , then moving upwards an infinitesimally small height dz will decrease the pressure by amount dP , equal to the ...

  7. Flight envelope - Wikipedia

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    This maximum altitude is known as the service ceiling (top limit line in the diagram), and is often quoted for aircraft performance. The area where the altitude for a given speed can no longer be increased at level flight is known as zero rate of climb and is caused by the lift of the aircraft getting smaller at higher altitudes, until it no ...

  8. Ground effect (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    When a hovering rotor is near the ground the downward flow of air through the rotor is reduced to zero at the ground. This condition is transferred up to the disc through pressure changes in the wake which decreases the inflow to the rotor for a given disc loading, which is rotor thrust for each square foot of its area.

  9. High-g training - Wikipedia

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    The 20 g centrifuge at the NASA Ames Research Center. High-g training is done by aviators and astronauts who are subject to high levels of acceleration ('g'). It is designed to prevent a g-induced loss of consciousness (g-LOC), a situation when the action of g-forces moves the blood away from the brain to the extent that consciousness is lost.