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The standard atmosphere

The standard atmosphere can be thought of as the average pressure, temperature and air density for various altitudes. It is useful for engineering calculations for aircraft. It also shows in a general way the pressures and temperatures to be expected at various altitudes. The standard atmosphere is based on mathematical formulas that reduce temperature and pressure by certain amounts as altitude is gained. But, the results are close to averages of balloon and airplane measurements at various altitudes.

This table give density in slugs per cubic foot because it uses the American system of altitude in feet, pressure in inches of mercury and temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. While people often use pounds per cubic foot as a measure of density in the U.S., pounds are really a measure of force, not mass. Slugs are the correct measure of mass. You can multiply slugs by 32.2 for a rough value in pounds.

 

Altitude
Pressure
Temp.
Density
(ft)
(in. Hg)
(F.)
slugs per cubic foot
0
29.92
59
0.002378
1000
28.86
55.4
0.002309
2000
27.82
51.9
0.002242
3000
26.82
48.3
0.002176
4000
25.84
44.7
0.002112
5000
24.89
41.2
0.002049
6000
23.98
37.6
0.001988
7000
23.09
34
0.001928
8000
22.22
30.5
0.001869
9000
21.38
26.9
0.001812
10000
20.57
23.3
0.001756
11000
19.79
19.8
0.001701
12000
19.02
16.2
0.001648
13000
18.29
12.6
0.001596
14000
17.57
9.1
0.001545
15000
16.88
5.5
0.001496
16000
16.21
1.9
0.001448
17000
15.56
-1.6
0.001401
18000
14.94
-5.2
0.001355
19000
14.33
-8.8
0.00131
20000
13.74
-12.3
0.001267
25000
11.1
-30.15
30000
8.89
-47.98
35000
7.04
-68.72
40000
5.54
-69.7
45000
4.35
-69.7
50000
3.43
-69.7
55000
2.69
-69.7
60000
2.12
-69.7
65000
1.67
-69.7
70000
1.31
-69.7
75000
1.03
-69.7
80000
0.81
-69.7
85000
0.64
-64.8
90000
0.5
-56.57
95000
0.4
-48.34
100000
0.32
-40.11

 

Source: Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators

Note: This is a summary table. For a more detailed table or a table in metric units, consult an aerodynamics textbook. Many weather textbooks also have tables of the standard atmosphere.

 

 

 

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