Power required at an altitude Calculator

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✖Weight is a vector quantity and defined as the product of mass and acceleration acting on that massⓘ Weight [W]			+10% -10%
✖Drag Coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment, such as air or waterⓘ Drag Coefficient [C_D]			+10% -10%
✖The density of a material shows the denseness of that material in a specific given area. This is taken as mass per unit volume of a given object. ⓘ Density [ρ]			+10% -10%
✖The Reference Area is arbitrarily an area that is characteristic of the object being considered. For an aircraft wing, the wing's planform area is called the reference wing area or simply wing area.ⓘ Reference Area [S]			+10% -10%
✖The lift coefficient (CL) is a dimensionless coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to the fluid density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area. ⓘ lift coefficient [C_L]			+10% -10%

✖Power required at an altitude is the power required for an aircraft to fly with a specific velocity at an altitude for a given altitude (or density)ⓘ Power required at an altitude [P_R,alt]

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Power required at an altitude for given power required at sea-level condition

Power required at an altitude=Power required at sea-level*sqrt([Std-Air-Density-Sea]/Density) GO

Power required at an altitude Formula

Power required at an altitude=sqrt(2*(Weight^3)*(Drag Coefficient^2)/(Density*Reference Area*(lift coefficient^3)))
PR,alt=sqrt(2*(W^3)*(CD^2)/(ρ*S*(CL^3)))

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How to Calculate Power required at an altitude?

Power required at an altitude calculator uses Power required at an altitude=sqrt(2*(Weight^3)*(Drag Coefficient^2)/(Density*Reference Area*(lift coefficient^3))) to calculate the Power required at an altitude, The Power required at an altitude for an aircraft is a function of the weight, reference area, aerodynamic coefficients of the aircraft, and the density of air at that altitude. Power required at an altitude and is denoted by P_R,alt symbol.

How to calculate Power required at an altitude using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Power required at an altitude, enter Weight (W), Drag Coefficient (C_D), Density (ρ), Reference Area (S) and lift coefficient (C_L) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Power required at an altitude calculation can be explained with given input values -> 63.34064 = sqrt(2*(100^3)*(100^2)/(997*5*(10^3))).

FAQ

What is Power required at an altitude?

The Power required at an altitude for an aircraft is a function of the weight, reference area, aerodynamic coefficients of the aircraft, and the density of air at that altitude and is represented as P_R,alt=sqrt(2*(W^3)*(C_D^2)/(ρ*S*(C_L^3))) or Power required at an altitude=sqrt(2*(Weight^3)*(Drag Coefficient^2)/(Density*Reference Area*(lift coefficient^3))). Weight is a vector quantity and defined as the product of mass and acceleration acting on that mass, Drag Coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment, such as air or water, The density of a material shows the denseness of that material in a specific given area. This is taken as mass per unit volume of a given object. , The Reference Area is arbitrarily an area that is characteristic of the object being considered. For an aircraft wing, the wing's planform area is called the reference wing area or simply wing area and The lift coefficient (CL) is a dimensionless coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to the fluid density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area. .

How to calculate Power required at an altitude?

The Power required at an altitude for an aircraft is a function of the weight, reference area, aerodynamic coefficients of the aircraft, and the density of air at that altitude is calculated using Power required at an altitude=sqrt(2*(Weight^3)*(Drag Coefficient^2)/(Density*Reference Area*(lift coefficient^3))). To calculate Power required at an altitude, you need Weight (W), Drag Coefficient (C_D), Density (ρ), Reference Area (S) and lift coefficient (C_L). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Weight, Drag Coefficient, Density, Reference Area and lift coefficient and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Power required at an altitude?

In this formula, Power required at an altitude uses Weight, Drag Coefficient, Density, Reference Area and lift coefficient. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Power required at an altitude=Power required at sea-level*sqrt([Std-Air-Density-Sea]/Density)

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