Properties of The Standard Atmosphere (Metric)

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Standard Atmosphere

PROPERTIES OF THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE (metric)

Paul L. Luz, P.E.


Updated 24-Apr-95
Copyright 1995 National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
No copyright claimed in USA under Title 17, U.S. Code. All other rights reserved.
Altitude
(km)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
30
45
60
75

Temperature Speed of Sound


(C)
(m/sec)
15.0
340
8.5
336
2.0
332
-4.5
329
-11.0
325
-17.5
320
-24.0
316
-30.5
312
-37.0
308
-43.5
304
-50.0
299
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
-56.5
295
40.0
355
70.8
372
-10.0
325

Pressure
(Pa)
101,320
89,870
79,480
70,100
61,630
54,000
47,170
41,040
35,580
30,730
26,420
22,610
19,320
16,500
14,090
12,030
10,270
7,850
7,490
6,400
5,460
1,170
170
30
6

Density
(kg/m^3)
1.226
1.112
1.007
0.909
0.820
0.737
0.660
0.589
0.526
0.467
0.413
0.364
0.311
0.265
0.227
0.194
0.163
0.141
0.121
0.103
0.088
0.019
0.002
3.90E-04
8.00E-05

REFERENCE: Kuethe and Chow, FOUNDATIONS OF AERODYNAMICS:


Bases of Aerodynamic Design, Fourth Edition, 1986, p518.

Given an
Altitude of
17.5 km

Temperature Speed of Sound


(C)
(m/sec)
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

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Pressure
(Pa)
#VALUE!

Density
(kg/m^3)
#VALUE!

Standard Atmosphere

PROPERTIES OF THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE (English units)


Paul L. Luz, P.E.
Updated 11-Mar-96
Copyright 1995 National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
No copyright claimed in USA under Title 17, U.S. Code. All other rights reserved.
Altitude
(feet)
0
3,281
6,562
9,842
13,123
16,404
19,685
22,966
26,246
29,527
32,808
36,089
39,370
42,650
45,931
49,212
52,493
55,774
59,054
62,335
65,616
98,424
147,636
196,848
246,060

Temperature Speed of Sound


(F)
(ft/sec)
59.0
1,115.47
47.3
1,102.35
35.6
1,089.23
23.9
1,079.38
12.2
1,066.26
0.5
1,049.86
-11.2
1,036.73
-22.9
1,023.61
-34.6
1,010.49
-46.3
997.36
-58.0
980.96
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
-69.7
967.84
104.0
1,164.68
159.4
1,220.46
14.0
1,066.26

Pressure
(psia)
14.70
13.03
11.53
10.17
8.94
7.83
6.84
5.95
5.16
4.46
3.83
3.28
2.80
2.39
2.04
1.74
1.49
1.14
1.09
0.93
0.79
0.17
0.02
0.00
0.00

Density
(lbm/ft^3)
7.654E-02
6.942E-02
6.287E-02
5.675E-02
5.119E-02
4.601E-02
4.120E-02
3.677E-02
3.284E-02
2.915E-02
2.578E-02
2.272E-02
1.942E-02
1.654E-02
1.417E-02
1.211E-02
1.018E-02
8.803E-03
7.554E-03
6.430E-03
5.494E-03
1.186E-03
1.249E-04
2.435E-05
4.994E-06

REFERENCE: Kuethe and Chow, FOUNDATIONS OF AERODYNAMICS:


Bases of Aerodynamic Design, Fourth Edition, 1986, p518.
(I converted the metric data to English units)
Given an
Altitude of
35,000

Temperature Speed of Sound


(F)
(ft/sec)
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

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Pressure
(psia)
#VALUE!

Density
(lbm/ft^3)
#VALUE!

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