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Old 11-22-2003 | 01:58 AM
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Default RE: How much does altitude affects engine power?

FWIW,

A rule of thumb is that a normally aspirated full scale engine develops about 75% of its sea level power at full throttle at 7500 feet in the standard atmoshpere (7500 ft density altitude)... Would expect model engines to do the same...?? [:-]

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Jim