The 1976 standard atmosphere calculator computes atmospheric properties like density, temperature, pressure and speed of sound up to 86 kilometers altitude. This tool is mainly used by aeronautical engineers to perform calculations for aircraft. But if you always wanted to know the average air temperature at 30,000 feet. Go ahead and give it a try.
Calculator
To calculate atmospheric properties:
Pressing the Go! button is not needed when using Netscape 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.0 or better. In modern browsers the results are calculated automatically.
Table Wizard
Online Standard Atmosphere tables can be generated using the Table Wizard. You can select the atmospheric properties and the unit types to be shown.
Graphs
Click the Graphs button in the Menu to show graphs of the 1976 Standard Atmosphere properties as function of the altitude.
Set user preferences
Click the Options button in the Menu to set calculation options, such as number of digits after decimal point. All options will be remembered for future sessions.
Order the 1976 Atmosphere Calculator
The Atmosphere Calculator shown on this site can be purchased to be used on any Internet and Intranet site. Please go to the order page for additional information.
System requirements
The 1976 standard atmosphere calculator uses frames and JavaScript. Therefore, Netscape 3.0, Internet Explorer 3.0 or better are required. For the best browsing experience use Netscape 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.0 or better.
Disclaimer
In plain English:
While we try really hard to make all conversions accurate, we cannot and do
not guarantee in any way that the results you get are correct. Although, If
you find any bugs we highly appreciate it if you let
us know.
Official statement:
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does not warrant that any functions contained in the The 1976 Standard Atmosphere
Calculator will meet your requirements, or that its operations will be error
free. The entire risk as to the Software performance or quality, or both, is
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