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Old 8th Oct 2017, 12:02
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Buffet Boundary

I'm hoping someone can join the dots on this one please ....

I understand that maximum lift coefficient decreases with altitude due to reducing Reynolds number. I also appreciate that the buffet boundary is usually specified as a single line of CL -v- Mach.

Why does the buffet boundary not also vary with altitude, as maximum lift coefficient does, so you'd also expect the buffet CL to as well?

Thanks in advance.
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