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How i know the altitude if i have the rate and the time?

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Hi, i have this question they ask me what will be the aircrafts approximate altitude when over xxx if the rate of climb is maintained with interruption?

i know tha rate is510 fpm and the tim is 11 m

my answer was 6100 but the book have alternative

a. 8800

b.7400

c.6000

d.5600

 

i thought was 6000 but the answer is, 8800 why? I multiply rate per time? Is not that the way?

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  1. Mark Kolber on Feb 03, 2013

    What is the exact text of the full question? (btw, just multiplying your rate and time numbers, 510 X 11 is 5610, closer to (d) than to (c).)

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  2. Jagua001 on Feb 03, 2013

    Haahaha sorry, i make a mistake typing, yep thats my answer letter D, but its not. The question is exactly as i type it.
    what will be the aircrafts approximate altitude when over xxx if the rate of climb is maintained with interruption?
    And the options and the anwer is letter A.

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    Koehn on Feb 03, 2013

    At what altitude did you start the climb? If you started, for example, at an airport whose field elevation was approximately 3200′, then A would be the most correct.

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  4. Mark Kolber on Feb 03, 2013

    I mean what are the givens? Where did the climb rate and time come from? Were they numbers the question provided or was it something you needed to calculate?

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  5. Jagua001 on Feb 03, 2013

    Thank you Koehn, you are right the airport is over, 3244′. Thank you, a big mistake of myself.
    Mark, the info was information they gave me in the first question. Thank both

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  6. Mark Kolber on Feb 03, 2013

    Yes. That was the missing “given” from the question. Good catch, Koehn.

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