version 1.1.9

[debian/openrocket] / src / net / sf / openrocket / models / gravity / WGSGravityModel.java

diff --git a/src/net/sf/openrocket/models/gravity/WGSGravityModel.java b/src/net/sf/openrocket/models/gravity/WGSGravityModel.java
index 253d4a41da504946169bc582f736e5b2514901ae..41fb5c233863cd2fc43a19c35ea1211c0bba2d4e 100644 (file)
--- a/src/net/sf/openrocket/models/gravity/WGSGravityModel.java
+++ b/src/net/sf/openrocket/models/gravity/WGSGravityModel.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import net.sf.openrocket.util.MathUtil;
 import net.sf.openrocket.util.WorldCoordinate;
 
 /**
- * A gravity model based on the WGS84 elipsoid.
+ * A gravity model based on the WGS84 ellipsoid.
  * 
  * @author Richard Graham <richard@rdg.cc>
  */
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class WGSGravityModel implements GravityModel {
                // Apply correction due to altitude. Note this assumes a spherical earth, but it is a small correction
                // so it probably doesn't really matter. Also does not take into account gravity of the atmosphere, again
                // correction could be done but not really necessary.
-               double g_alt = g_0 * Math.pow(WorldCoordinate.REARTH / (WorldCoordinate.REARTH + wc.getAltitude()), 2);
+               double g_alt = g_0 * MathUtil.pow2(WorldCoordinate.REARTH / (WorldCoordinate.REARTH + wc.getAltitude()));
                
                return g_alt;
        }