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Ho 211
From: Chuck Griffiths
Date: 2002 Jan 16, 6:55 AM
From: Chuck Griffiths
Date: 2002 Jan 16, 6:55 AM
I'm new to the group so forgive me if this is old news. Going through the message archives I came across a good discussion comparing different versions of the Ageton's tables - mostly the Bayless version v. the tables as printed in pre-1995 versions of Bowditch. Is everyone aware of Henning Umland's version of the Ageton tables? He has recalculated A and B values for every .2' instead of the .5' found in the Bowditch tables. These tables can be downloaded from his website http://home.t-online.de/home/h.umland/index.htm under the freeware section. I never have understood why anyone would use either HO 229 or HO 249 in preference to Ageton. The only good argument I can give any credence to is the greater accuracy of HO 229 but I believe Mr. Umland's version give comparable accuracy - without interpolation and in only 90 pages of paper. ********************************************************************** This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. This e-mail and its files are intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed and their content is the property of Smiths Aerospace. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose this communication. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the e-mail administrator at postmaster@si.com and then delete this e-mail, its files and any copies. This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been scanned for the presence of known computer viruses. ***********************************************************************