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Old 04-16-2010, 08:02 PM   #19 (permalink)
Peter7307
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
I think what killed the piston engine in the airplane wasn't a lack of power and efficiency, but unreliability, complexity, expensive maintenance, and the inability to do high altitude well.
Agreed and in most cases piston engines were linked to propellors which limited the top speed of the aircraft whereas the axial flow gas turbine was well suited to both high speeds and high altitudes.

Peter.
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