Re & Mach Calculator

Compute Reynolds number and Mach number for any flight condition using the 1976 US Standard Atmosphere model.


Example flight conditions

Flight condition Re Mach
Cessna 172 cruising at 120 kts at 6,000 ft 5.9M (root), 4.1M (tip)0.19
Cessna 172 final approach at 65 kts, sea level 3.7M (root), 2.6M (tip)0.10
Cirrus SR22T cruising at 188 kts at 18,000 ft 6.2M (root), 3.3M (tip)0.30
Cirrus SR22T climbing at 91 kts, hot day, Denver 3.9M (root), 2.1M (tip)0.14
Boeing 737-800 cruising at 450 kts at 38,000 ft 30M (root), 6.6M (tip) 0.78
Boeing 737-800 final approach at 140 kts, sea level28M (root), 6.0M (tip)0.21
R/C F3D pylon racer at 200 mph, sea level 1.5M (root), 770k (tip)0.26
R/C dynamic soaring glider at 500 mph, 3,000 ft 4.3M (root), 2.2M (tip)0.66
R/C "Trainer 60" at 35 mph, sea level 320k 0.05
Grey-headed Albatross at 68 mph, sea level 410k 0.09