Altimeter Added To The E6B

[FBCrabby]

Would it be in bad taste to add a altimeter to the E6B?

[4Prop]

Ive always wanted 1 on there. after all..it is a FLIGHT computer that shows data. I do think an altimeter fits on the E6B without a doubt

[colmbo]

Why?  Just curious.

[Krusty]

I'm not sure I see a benefit... E6B tells me how much time I can run a throttle at a certain setting. It tells me this regardless of alt, because the higher up I go the more my manifold drops, and the E6B already reflects this.

We have weight on there only as a diagnostic tool for testing purposes (it wasn't there originally, if you recall?). I don't see any benefit (or, to be honest, a need) for alt readout on it.

My $0.02.

[4Prop]

I'm not sure I see a benefit... E6B tells me how much time I can run a throttle at a certain setting. It tells me this regardless of alt, because the higher up I go the more my manifold drops, and the E6B already reflects this.

We have weight on there only as a diagnostic tool for testing purposes (it wasn't there originally, if you recall?). I don't see any benefit (or, to be honest, a need) for alt readout on it.

My $0.02.

but the higher you go the faster you go (in most planes)

[Krusty]

And that doesn't matter. It lists ground speed, true air speed, indicated air speed. All that is shown. Does it matter what the alt is, when alt isn't used in any of the computations?


Speed, wind, fuel consumption, fuel remaining, is pretty much all you need. It takes that and gives you "this much time left" and it does a very simple "this much time vs this much speed = this much range" based on what it already has.

[4Prop]

And that doesn't matter. It lists ground speed, true air speed, indicated air speed. All that is shown. Does it matter what the alt is, when alt isn't used in any of the computations?


Speed, wind, fuel consumption, fuel remaining, is pretty much all you need. It takes that and gives you "this much time left" and it does a very simple "this much time vs this much speed = this much range" based on what it already has.

true, and I've also done flight testing with the P-47 D-40 seeing how long it climbs to X altitute with X load and X weight. altitute isnt a problem to read from your altimeter but I dont think it would hurt to add it to the E6B.

[FBCrabby]

Half the reason I brought it up was for aesthetic reasons outside for blind idiots like me...

This only popped into my head when I was flying my B29's at 48K and kinda wished I could watch my altitude AND climbrate as I flap-diving as I decended with my clipboard up...

But valid points either way...

[STEELE]

1) no.

2) ((~  )>O_o)>

3) +1 !

[USAF2010]

chicken butt 

[SmokinLoon]

The E6B in AH already gives up to much info.  All I get when I go up in the Cesspool 150 is a slider, a wheel, and a prayer.

Be thankful we get what we currently get on our E6B.