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Today I Learned (TIL)

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[โ€“] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Which begs the question; how do jets fly higher than the mountain tops?

edit = jet engines have compressors to overcome the difficulty. Car engines don't

I should learn to search first.

[โ€“] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

good for you, learning something that quickly

at this rate, you'll be the one to figure out how to solve this problem for helicopters