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Example ComputationBoeing 737-300 (a medium size jet transport) flies at 250knots (IAS) at an altitude <strong>of</strong> 5.0 km. in a standardatmosphere. What is TAS?A quick glance at the ISA Table reveals that air density at5.0 km. is about 0.736 kg/m 3 thus resulting in a true machnumber <strong>of</strong> 0.4824 (use Equation 10).Since the speed <strong>of</strong> sound at that altitude is 320.5 m/s (seeTable) then the true airspeed <strong>of</strong> the aircraft is 154.62 m/sor 300.56 knots.Virginia Tech - <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Laboratory 20

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