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The equation from the previous page is shown above. The important thing to note here is that Dynamic Pressure is dependant upon the SQUARE of the speed. For example if speed was to double the dynamic pressure would increase by a factor of 4 (2 x 2), if the speed was to treble the dynamic pressure would increase by a factor of 9 (3 x 3), and so on...
The simple animation below will demonstrate this by allowing you to graphically see the effects on the dynamic pressure when doubling the density and/or the speed.
NB the label TAS (True Airspeed) is used in the animation to denote the speed of the aircraft. This parameter will be discussed further elsewhere in this module.
Click on the buttons to vary the parameters
Dynamic Pressure is an important parameter in aviation because it is used to calculate vital aerodynamic and performance parameters such as lift/drag and maximum/minimum speeds.
Unfortunately it is not possible to measure dynamic pressure directly since, as we have already seen, there will always be a component of static pressure present.
The sum of the dynamic pressure and the static pressure is known as:
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