The Atmosphere Flashcards
1
Q
ISA temperature at 11km (36000)
A
-56.5 Celsius
2
Q
Most ozone occurs at
A
20km
3
Q
Tropopause heights at:
a) equator
b) mid lat
c) poles
A
a) 16 km
b) 11 km
c) 8 km
4
Q
ISA mean sea level pressure
A
- 25 mb or hPa
29. 92 inHG
5
Q
ISA mean sea level temp and density
A
+15c
1225 gm3
6
Q
Lapse rate up to 20km
A
- 1.98 c/1000 ft
- 6.4 c/1000m
7
Q
Lapse rate 20-32km
A
+0.3 c/1000ft
8
Q
ISA temperature equation upto tropopause
A
ISA = 15 - ( 2Alt/1000 )
9
Q
ISA deviation equation
A
OAT=ISA+dev
10
Q
Name of 3 weather systems heated from sun
A
Polar
Ferrel
Hadley
11
Q
QFF
A
QFE adjusted to MSL using prevailing lapse rate
12
Q
QNE
A
Reading on ground of altimeter when set to STD
13
Q
Lapse rate feet/meters per mb
A
27ft or 8m per mb
14
Q
Pressure at 10 20 30 40 50 thousand feet ISA?
A
700 500 300 200 100
15
Q
Pressure lapse rate equation
A
Lapse rate = 96T/P
16
Q
Pressure drops. Does the ac climb or descend?
A
Descends?
