Re: DML : Dragstrip Altitudes, Got a Question

From: Bob Tom (tigers@bserv.com)
Date: Tue Oct 08 2002 - 17:33:31 EDT


At 05:52 PM 10/8/02 +0000, you wrote:
> Yes. In fact, this is the main reason why performance suffers.
>As the air pressure decreases, the density of oxygen molecules in the
>air decreases, and for a given volume of air, you will have less
>oxygen molecules. Of course, oxygen is a primary requirement for
>combustion, so the less oxygen present, the less fuel you can burn
>and the less power to be made. Wether talking about barometric pressure
>due to weather systems or altitude, its all about those little oxygen
>molecules. :-)

I want tons of those O2 molecules for HOT DAK and me :-) NOW!!!

ticats



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