millertime24 8 #1 January 9, 2009 Would it be possible to use a mercury barrometer as an altimeter with any degree of accuracy? Yup I'm bored.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #2 January 9, 2009 Well, sort of. Probably not much use in freefall, but an altimeter is just a barometer. It doesn't work if you don't either know the atmospheric air pressure or the ground elevation where you're starting though. It also needs the static air pressure where you want to read the altitude... which would make it tricky to use in freefall. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
