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Does a jet use less fuel the higher it flies?

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Published in Daily Trivia

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.

 


 

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