Originally posted by spanner76
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For instance with big planes, too, a 747-400 of the type I used to fly could go nonstop with a full payload of passengers/freight from the West Coast to China, no problem, but if you say wanted to go from Denver (5,300 feet MSL) to China, you couldn't do it and carry any kind of payload (passengers and/or freight). You'd have to land on the coast first, then fuel up at sea level, and then go. There were extreme weight penalties the higher in elevation (MSL) that you went. On a much smaller scale of course, I have found rc flying performance where I fly (between 5000-6000 feet MSL) markedly decreased with some rc airplanes and jets.
The whole point being, I'll just have to be extra careful flying the plane with the big prop, getting the most out of its performance in a degraded density of air from where you fly. I think it should still work out ok, hopefully.
Thanks for the info, it is helpful.
Cheers
davegee
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