Re: Not a slug at all!

[DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek-eng.com>]

On Fri, 08 Jan 1999 17:15:57 -0700, Matt Bauer wrote:

>> As an example of the effect of altitude on performance, the first time I
>> flew out of Denver on a 727 (certainly NO shortage of raw horsepower
>> there!), I was astonished at the leisurely rate of climb - (Heck, my Cessna
>> 150 could out-climb this turkey!) - compared to the spectacular departure
>> rates a 727 can normally achieve at sea level.
>>
> It is my understanding that while 707s were still in service, they were not
> allowed to fly into Denver, as there wasn't sufficient air/power/runway space
> for them to get to "rotate" speed. They could fly in, but not out.

Yup. Denver is like the La Brea Tar Pitst. It may surprise you to know the
original
Mile High Football Stadium is made almost entirely of recycled aluminum from
abandonded jet aircraft.

But seriously folks, when the thermometer hits 95 degF out on the tarmac at DIA,
the density altitude goes to the stratosphere.

DeWitt Harrison
Boulder, CO
88 5kcstq