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Comment by base698

Engines don't stall, planes do. Plane stalls are about aerodynamics, and nothing to do with the engine.

Current engine designs operate poorly at higher altitudes for a number of reasons: less air density meaning less oxygen to burn and less air to push against. Turbine engines can flame out, which maybe that's what you were referring: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flameout

parent base698 7 years ago

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