On Jan 30, 2:08 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
D Ramapriya wrote in news:2ff47125-cffd-4909-b028-
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On Jan 30, 8:41 am, WingFlaps wrote:
On Jan 30, 2:03 pm, wrote:

Out of curiosity I was wondering which civilian passenger airplanes
have the highest service ceilings? Wikipedia indicates that some
business jets have ceilings greater than 53000 ft or so while the 747
has only 43000 ft. Also why do large aircraft fly much lower than
their service ceilings? Usually I never see a large jet go beyond
37000 or so even on very long haul flights. I assume they would be
even more efficient if they flew close to service ceilings on long
haul flights.

Could be due to weight? When you fly across the Pacific the plane can
only get higher as fuel is burned.

Get higher? I thought that's what the continual small adjustments
effected by the trim wheels do to preclude, especially with the
AutoPilot engaged?

Huh?

Bertie

I meant to say that the AP will ensure that you keep flying at the
programmed altitude (through trim and throttle changes) instead of
letting the plane go higher with diminishing weight. Have I missed
something?

Ramapriya