Timeline for What would be the effects of changing the composition of air in order to increase its density?
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| Jan 22, 2021 at 23:42 | comment | added | Mark | @DWKraus, the lift capacity comes from the difference in densities, not the ratio of densities, and so gets multiplied by five as well. | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 22:53 | comment | added | DWKraus | If you have five times the air pressure, don't you need proportionately higher pressures (and thus densities) of lifting gasses? I was thinking of this, but I don't know if it would actually be any different. Any physicists want to comment? | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 17:39 | comment | added | PixelMaster | What other effects would this increased atmospheric pressure have? I imagine it would increase air resistance, but that would probably be true for a heavier gas mix with Xenon as well. | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 17:30 | history | answered | PcMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |