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Originally Posted by Stealthee

If FI cars suffered from altitude then airplanes would be fucked considering thats where SC and TC's came from originally.

actually, jet engines (turbofans, like the type found on modern airliners) are greatly effected by altitude...though not in quite the same way. The issue they have is that up at 32000 ft or w/e, the air is so thin that there's very little difference between over-revving the engine and stalling it, and they create less power at altitude. Doesn't just have to do with cruising altitudes either...The runways at Denver intl airport are almost twice as long as the runways at San Antonio intl, and for good reason.
But yea theyre still not effected nearly as much and conventional reciprocating engined aircraft which dont have a hope in hell of reaching those altitudes.