Deep thoughts and some questions
Much like an aircraft burns more fuel the higher it flys due to reduced air density / lift.
Not sure if this is what you meant to say/post but, an aircraft will burn less fuel the higher it flies.
I have no experience with full scale air craft so that could be wrong. I use to live at 6,500 above sea level. I also was heavy into flying model aircraft. (Remote control air planes and helicopters)
Most of the cheap "toy quality" stuff can not fly at altitude. They just cant move enough air over the wing to create lift. (Due to low air density)
The good "hobby grade" expensive stuff can fly. Not great but it can. Operating at those altitudes required running the engine at almost full speed to move enough air for flight.
Flight time are greatly reduced at altitude due to this.
I then moved down to sea lever and the same aircraft can hover or climb out at greatly reduced throttle.
Flight times are MUCH longer.
Also in tahoe i was involved heavily with the local airport. I did volunteer work and all sorts of stuff.
Most of the fatal accidents happen about 4 or 5 PM.
Pilots fly in and land early in good cold high density air. They get drunk, go ski and back at the airport by 5.
They now have so.e extra weight because they gonna take the mistress up and its hot. The air density has collapsed.
They pull full throttle and just never climb out. They fly right into the hill side.
So.
I ***-u-me that while the les dense air reduces drag the les dense air burns shitty and requires more oxidizer (fuel) to create the same amount of lift?
But like I said im not a pilot or a scientist. Im just a guy who is bored.
:)
