Thread: Oil temp threshhold for engine breakage? (Mainly Merlin engines)
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Old 12-18-2012, 12:49 PM
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IAS at sea level and 6000 meters may read the same, but TAS is much higher at altitude, and therefore airflow is much higher.
Airflow is not much higher because of True Airspeed.
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