Table 2.
Effect of temperature on flight parameter of RPW at RH of 35% using the computerized flight mill.
| Flight Parameter | Temperature (°C) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | |
| Revolution per sec (RPS) | 0 | 0.94 ±0.08 A | 1.04 ± 0.56 A | 0.93 ± 0.13 A | 0.89 ± 0.02 A |
| Flight speed (m/min) | 0 | 79.69 ± 7.3 A | 87.89 ± 4.8 A | 78.85 ± 11.1 A | 76.02 ± 1.7 A |
| Cumulative flight time (min) | 0 | 273.6 ± 6.4 A | 268.7 ± 10.1 A | 219.7 ± 45.4 A | 98.3 ± 12.0 B |
| Cumulative flight distance (km) | 0 | 21.82 ± 2.2 A | 23.59 ± 0.5 A | 16.98 ± 0.87 B | 7.44 ± 0.76 C |
Figures with the same letter horizontally for each parameter are non-significant at alpha values of 0.05.