Returns the density altitude in feet.
Density altitude is the pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temperature - the
altitude at which the aircraft performs as if it were in the standard atmosphere.
High density altitude degrades engine power, propeller/rotor efficiency, and lift.
Assumes the resulting density altitude falls within the troposphere (below 36,089 ft).
Density altitudes above the tropopause are uncommon in practice but are not validated.
Returns the density altitude in feet. Density altitude is the pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temperature - the altitude at which the aircraft performs as if it were in the standard atmosphere. High density altitude degrades engine power, propeller/rotor efficiency, and lift.
Assumes the resulting density altitude falls within the troposphere (below 36,089 ft). Density altitudes above the tropopause are uncommon in practice but are not validated.