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It's for air temperature. Warm air is considerably less dense, which raises the takeoff and landing speed of planes (for a given weight), up to unsafe levels, i
by gruturo 4y ago
It's for air temperature. Warm air is considerably less dense, which raises the takeoff and landing speed of planes (for a given weight), up to unsafe levels, in addition to requiring a longer runway.
- mcguire 4y agoMmm, density altitude... (https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/library/documents/2011/Aug/56396/FAA%20P-8740-02%20DensityAltitude%5Bhi-res%5D%20branded.pdf https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/library/documents/2011...)
- gruturo 4y agoIndeed! I didn't want to call altitude into play since it tends not to vary too much between day and night in the same place :)
- Scoundreller 4y agoOr requiring weight reductions on the aircraft itself (fewer pax, lower fuel, less cargo).