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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2016
It has been shown that since the performance of a turbo-jet engine can be expressed theoretically as a function of the two variables  and
 and  , the performance of a turbo-jet aircraft can also be expressed as a function of two variables,
, the performance of a turbo-jet aircraft can also be expressed as a function of two variables,  and
 and  Two methods can then be used for the reduction of the performance to standard conditions. In the “non-dimensional” graphical method, flight test measurements of, for instance,
 Two methods can then be used for the reduction of the performance to standard conditions. In the “non-dimensional” graphical method, flight test measurements of, for instance,  are plotted against
 are plotted against  and
 and  , and the standard value of
, and the standard value of  is read from these curves at the standard values of
 is read from these curves at the standard values of  and
 and  . In this way, the relation between the parameters is established during the tests. The alternative method is an analytical one in which corrections are applied to, for example, the level speed for differences from standard in the independent variables. For this method the effect on the performance of changes in these variables must be predetermined.
. In this way, the relation between the parameters is established during the tests. The alternative method is an analytical one in which corrections are applied to, for example, the level speed for differences from standard in the independent variables. For this method the effect on the performance of changes in these variables must be predetermined.