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Why don't jets fly higher?
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20th Jul 2000, 23:21
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By-pass ratio of a jet engine determine its thrust-altitude lapse rate. To fly very high altitudes, you need low by-pass turbo-jets. To be economical, you would want high by-pass fan jets.