Subject	fuel control unit... controls the fuel/air mixture.
Posted by	Tu on January 16, 2007 at 1:08 PM
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In Reply To	I believe that the cut off point is 33275 feet. posted by WAGGZ on January 15, 2007 at 06:28 PM
Message	Like car engines... jet turbines loose power the higher they go. Ever notice how most planes climb at lower and lower deck angles until they level off...? They're producing less and less power... so they keep lowering the nose down to keep their airspeed until level off. And stuff...
Follow Ups	Calculate horsepower loss at your elevation. - WAGGZ 16:04:29 01/15/07 So you're saying the Denverites who actually - TT XTZ 16:09:30 01/15/07 lol...pretty cool find though (n/m) - xAzraelx 16:11:26 01/15/07 heh, Florida rocks. (n/m) - rufflez 20:03:00 01/15/07 Yeah, yeah. (n/m) - jmoore010 22:11:46 01/15/07 Hmm. I don't think an elevation of 6 meters amounts to much. (n/m) - CatnipZ 16:14:55 01/15/07 Do they have one for turbocharged cars? (n/m) - SactoTodd 16:27:56 01/15/07 Hmmm... - WAGGZ 16:34:11 01/15/07 HUGE advantage. - Ballistic 18:51:06 01/15/07 Uhhh, there's power loss for sure living here :) - Woody75 (Denver) 19:36:34 01/15/07 I got beat by a Kia on the interstate, even. (n/m) - Ballistic 20:39:13 01/15/07 FYI "Peak to Peak" tops out around 9300', not 13000'. - 300zx90 (CO) 09:47:52 01/16/07 So a 300 BHP TT driven on Mt Everest would have ~ 39 HP? (n/m) - telegraph(Denver) 16:30:15 01/15/07 welcome to the darkside :) (n/m) - Guapo 16:43:18 01/15/07 thanks! - telegraph(Denver) 17:04:50 01/15/07 hehe (n/m) - moxie (SF) 20:10:38 01/15/07 Only for an NA. It probably wouldn't run at all. - AzHeat 17:14:44 01/15/07 I believe that the cut off point is 33275 feet. - WAGGZ 18:28:52 01/15/07 Massive rush of air? (n/m) - TT XTZ 18:31:03 01/15/07 Jet engines have a giant turbine much like a turbo, that - AzHeat 18:41:44 01/15/07 Interesting info: - TT XTZ 19:01:25 01/15/07 That IS interesting, thanx. :) - WAGGZ 19:20:47 01/15/07 fuel control unit... controls the fuel/air mixture. - Tu 13:08:07 01/16/07 Interesting, thanks. =) (n/m) - TT XTZ 18:16:12 01/16/07
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