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Old 10th Apr 2016, 17:28
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NB that for a standard atmosphere, when climbing above the tropopause at constant Mach then TAS will be constant. The issue with cruising at the crossover altitude is that you need to consider the required RPM for range speed or LRC and that it may well be below the optimum for engine efficiency and so specific air range will be less than flying higher at the optimum altitude.
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