Discussion of three following reasons for seeking higher altitudes: to escape unfavorable weather regions; to increase safety of instrument flying by raising clearance margin over wide range on either side of radio range course; potential increase of performance due to higher speed or fuel economy attainable in thinner air. Before Inst Aeronautical Sciences.


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    Title :

    Trend toward higher altitudes in commercial air transport


    Additional title:

    J Aeronautical Sciences


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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