Thread: Increasing power required with altitude.. what's a good plain english explanation?
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Old February 3rd 07, 06:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Increasing power required with altitude.. what's a good plain english explanation?
alice writes:

The real reson jets fly high is for speed.

The real reason they fly high is for fuel economy.

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