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Old 26th Oct 2008, 14:16
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Doesn't the reducing exhaust back pressure simply increase the power produced by the same charge? Thus it might make you fly a little faster but it won't decrease your fuel flow.

So the falling MP means that you've got less air in the charge, and, with the quantitative relationship depending on the details of the setup, somewhat less fuel. I can't think of a (first order) effect that increases fuel flow with altitude.
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