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Old 23rd Mar 2016, 17:20
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That all sounds very interesting, it seems that the typical trend of information on the Internet states that TSFC improves with an increase in altitude because of the reduced thrust setting. However, are they failing to describe that the compressor does not work as efficiently at higher altitudes?

Also if anyone has any available sources that might assist in further improving my understanding that would be greatly appreciated.
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