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    phosphate supply during intense exercise. Mitochondria can burn glucose‚ fats and ketones to make carbon dioxide and water. They will do so give an adequate supply of oxygen. 2) Exposure to high altitude could theoretically improve an athlete’s capacity to exercise. Exposing the body to high altitude causes it to acclimatise to the lower level of oxygen available in the atmosphere. Many of the changes that occur with acclimatisation improve the delivery of oxygen to the muscles -the theory being

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    813 branches and 1‚653 ATMs in Australia. The market is divided into four segments‚ the upper-class segment‚ the middle class segment‚ the working class segment and the lower class segment. The Westpac Altitude Platinum program which includes Altitude Platinum American Express Card and Altitude Platinum MasterCard aims to target a segment of Australian adults or permanent residents who earn more than $65‚000 per year. This service will concern the upper-middle class and the upper-class profiles

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    sound is extremely interesting‚ as it’s actually the speed of transmission of a small disturbance through a medium. The speed of sound occurs constantly‚ whenever a sound is heard. It’s everywhere‚ and in air we are discovering certain factors like altitude and air density. The speeds in ideal gases and air have their own formulas: Thus‚ For a gas the K is given by the formula above‚ and the C is the coefficient of stiffness in solids. Thus the second formula is given. (Gamma) is the adiabatic

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    of the atmosphere listed from lowest altitude to highest altitude are the troposphere‚ stratosphere‚ mesosphere and thermosphere. The troposphere extends from the Earths surface up to about 14 kilometers in altitude. All human activities occur in the troposphere. The troposphere is the layer where all weather we experience takes place. It is a thin layer of the atmosphere. The warmest part of the troposphere is at the bottom. Commonly in the troposphere‚ altitude increases as temperature decreases

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    boundary – a pause. Distinct temperature differences are found within each layer. For example‚ at the stratopause‚ the temperature stops increasing with altitude. The overlying mesosphere does not absorb solar radiation‚ so the temperature decreases with altitude. At the mesopause‚ the temperature begins to increase with altitude‚ and this trend continues in the thermosphere. Because the atmosphere in the thermosphere is so thin‚ a thermometer cannot be used to measure the temperature accurately

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    Chapter – 3 ALTIMETER Principle of operation: A simple altimeter consists of a thin corrugated metal capsule which is partially evacuated‚ sealed and prevented from collapsing completely by means of a leaf spring. In some cases complete collapsing is prevented by its own rigidity. The capsule is mounted inside a case. The case is fed with static pressure from aircraft static tube/ vent. As the aircraft climbs the static pressure in the case decreases allowing the spring to

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    AE-641 Problems Set No. 1 1. The orbital period of an Earth satellite is 106 min. Find the apogee altitude if the perigee altitude is 200 km. 2. Find the orbital period of a satellite if the perigee and apogee altitudes are 250 km and 300 km‚ respectively. 3. Find the maximum and minimum orbital speed of the Earth if the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbit around Sun is 1/60. What is the mean speed if the mean radius is 1 AU? (Sun’s Gm1=1.327x10 11 km3/s 2.) 4. Given the orbital period of Mars around

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    0. Chapter Name-Section Name Title Page 737 - 600/700/800/900/900ER Flight Crew Training Manual APPROVED BY: (Original signed by) E. M. Mahr Chief Technical Pilot - 737 APPROVED BY: (Original signed by) M. F. Coker Chief Pilot - Flight Training APPROVED BY: (Original signed by) R. P. Craig Chief Pilot - 737 APPROVED BY: (Original signed by) J. R. Ratley Chief Pilot - Flight Technical APPROVED BY: (Original signed by) J. M. Eitel FAA Principal Operations

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    Survival of the Islands A staggering statistic taken from the article "Fear of Flying" exhibits this statement "An average of 15 percent of accidents traceable to pilot error involved weather-related factors while only 5 percent of pilot errors could be linked to mechanical issues." Both plane crash stories included‚ connect through that quote quite closely‚ having one plane fail due to mechanical issues and the other go down due to weather. Throughout The Lord of Flies novel and the Andes Flight

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    export‚ the best quality coffee in the world. In this climate‚ they have over 1‚500 species of birds and over 13‚000 species of plants. Preparing to be in a high elevation is necessary in order to avoid the unpleasant experience of having altitude sickness. The capital city‚ Bogota‚ is elevated 8530 feet‚ this provides Spring type weather year round. However‚ other cities like Medellin‚ Cali and Cartagena are a bit warmer with temperatures reaching the

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