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BASIC AERODYNAMICS - KSU

weighed, it would be found to weigh about 14.7 lbs. Thus, atmospheric pressure at sea level is 14.7 PSI (pounds per square inch). However, pounds per square inch are rather a crude unit for the measurement of a light substance such as air. Therefore, atmospheric pressure is usually measured in terms of inches of mercury (Fig. 1-3

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