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Old 24th Dec 2011, 20:46
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peterh337
 
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Well, except that prop efficiency falls off with altitude. My plane will do 140 KIAS at sea level (well, a few feet above it works better) but at FL200 it's down to under 125.
Was your engine delivering the same HP at FL200? That would amaze me; no GA turbo installation delivers sea level MP at FL200. Most of them go to about FL150 or so, and drop off beyond that.
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