Accident investigators are seeking to determine the accuracy of cockpit altimeter readings presented to pilots of the ...

The Black Hawk that collided with an American Airlines jet in January may not have had accurate altitude readings, ...

Many different factors affect the density of air. Most measurably, as altitude increases, air becomes less dense, decreasing atmospheric pressure. Standard altitude-pressure tables allow ...

Back home after his trip, he built this simple Temperature, Altitude and Pressure Display Device using a few off the shelf parts. Following a brief search, he zeroed in on the BMP 180 sensor ...

WASHINGTON - Transportation safety officials on Friday said they believe the crew of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that ...

you can probably return to that altitude without problems as long as you are properly acclimatized. The concentration of oxygen at sea level is about 21% and the barometric pressure averages 760 mmHg.

Transportation safety officials said they believe the crew of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet ...