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Old January 25th, 2008, 15:29   #13
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Default Re: Cruise altitude

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Originally Posted by tgrayson View Post
You'll need to elaborate. My statement is in accordance with standard aerodynamic theory.
Max endurance in a turbojet does vary with altitude since TSFC decreases as you climb and the temperature goes down, up to the tropopause.


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