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Old 17th Mar 2013, 21:46
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Chu Chu
 
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Power is proportional to the product of thrust and velocity. A jet engine can make roughly the same amount of thrust at any airspeed. Thus, it actually makes more power the faster the airplane goes.

The power made by a piston engine stays more-or-less constant as airspeed increases. This means that available thrust decreases as airspeed increases.
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