<p>AERONAUTICAL
VESTPOCKET
HANDBOOK
Part No. P&W 79500
Twenty-Fourth Edition - First Printing
July 2006 Printed in the U.S.A
Table of Contents
Introduction
Soaring Through Time
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Pratt & Whitney Contact Information
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Technical Data
Conversion Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Miscellaneous Conversions Weights and Measures
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Weights of Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Heat and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Standard Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . .
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Compressible Flow Functions ............................. .44
General Properties of Air ................................. 71
General Properties of Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Atmospheric Viscosity ................................... 75
Specific Heats of Air at Low Pressures ...................... 76
Specific Heats of Products of Combustion .................... 77
Properties of Materials ................................... 80
Properties of Elements ................................... 88
Physical Constants ...................................... 94
Metric System (SI)
- SI Base and Supplementary Units . . . . . . . . . . .
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- SI Derived Units .................................... 99
- Standards . . . . . . . . . .
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- Metric Equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SI Prefixes
Multiples and Subdivisions ................... 104
Aircraft Information
Aerodynamic Terms ....................... .
Aerodynamic Relationships . . . .
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Airspeed Relationships . .
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Aircraft Noise Regulations and Restlictions
Absolute World Records .
Airlines and Airports
Two Letter Designation Codes of Selected Airlines
Major International Airport
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Aviation Fuels and Lubricants