Plane & Pilot – September 2019

8 SEPTEMBER 2019ÇPlane&Pilot

Altitude of fi rst powered

fl ight (1903): 20 ft.

Time airborne: 12 seconds

Distance traveled: 120 ft.

Modern record by ground-launched airplane: 123,523 ft.

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Max speed of MiG-25RB:4HJO

Typical airliner

service ceiling: 45,000 ft.

Average cruising altitude: 35,000 ft.

Miles from ground: 7

Altitude loss during moderate turbulence: 10-20 ft.

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Service ceiling of

Cessna 172: 13,000-15,000 ft. ASL

Cirrus SR22: 17,50 0 f t.

Turbine-engine helicopters: 25,000 ft.

At hover: 10,000-13,000 ft.

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Lowest airshow maneuver

by the Blue Angels: 50 ft.

Maneuver name: Sneak Pass

Speed performed:TWO

Speed of sound:TWO

Average underwear changes by public after Sneak Pass:(SV[

Maximum climb rate of F/A-18: 30,000 ft./min.

Altitude requiring oxygen by

pilots at all times: 14,000 ft.

Elevation of highest city in the world:M[

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Residents: 50,

Highest-altitude airport

in North America: Lake

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World ranking:;OPYK

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Average density altitude in summer: 13,000 ft.

Runway length: 6,400 ft.

Avera ge sk yd i v i n g

altitude: 13,000 ft. AGL

Time in freefall: 60 seconds

Parachute pull altitude: 2,500-4,500 ft.

Deployment distance required: 600-1,200 ft.

Minimum height to activate Cirrus CAPS: 400 ft.

Highest-fl yng bird in the

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