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Monday, November 22, 2010
Lots and lots of fuel...
A jet or turbo-jet powered aircraft uses more fuel flying at 25,000 feet than 30,000 feet. The higher it flies, the thinner the atmosphere and the less atmospheric resistance it must buck.
So if planes just flew higher we could save fuel? How much fuel does a space shuttle use then?
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