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Old 24th Feb 2015, 16:35
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gernie
 
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Hey guys. Not sure of what drag are you talking about, but I´ve always been taught that both parasite and airframe drag reduces with an increase of altitude due to the reduction in air density. That is why jets like to fly high to achieve best SFC (using less fuel) and less airframe drag.

Maybe you could elaborate a bit more?

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