Difference between revisions of "Standard pressure altitude"
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| − | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[altitude]] that corresponds to a given value of [[atmospheric pressure]] according to the ICAO [[standard atmosphere]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is the [[indicated altitude]] of a [[pressure altimeter]] at an [[altimeter setting]] of 29.92 in. of [[mercury]] (1013.2 hPa); therefore, it is the indicated altitude above the 1013.2-hPa [[constant- pressure surface]].</div><br/> </div> | + | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[altitude]] that corresponds to a given value of [[atmospheric pressure]] according to the ICAO [[standard atmosphere]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is the [[indicated altitude]] of a [[pressure altimeter]] at an [[altimeter setting]] of 29.92 in. of [[mercury]] (1013.2 hPa); therefore, it is the indicated altitude above the 1013.2-hPa [[constant-pressure surface|constant- pressure surface]].</div><br/> </div> |
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 25 April 2012
standard pressure altitude
The altitude that corresponds to a given value of atmospheric pressure according to the ICAO standard atmosphere.
It is the indicated altitude of a pressure altimeter at an altimeter setting of 29.92 in. of mercury (1013.2 hPa); therefore, it is the indicated altitude above the 1013.2-hPa constant- pressure surface.
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