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Originally Posted by Ragz
I have no knowledge of this but just a question, What would happen if the plane (or any plane) did not stop ascending?
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Essentially it would stop ascending because the engines would not provide enough thrust at high altitude and the wings would not provide enough lift because of air density. It would probably yo-yo a bit before running out of fuel. In addition if on autopilot the plane would never keep ascending because it would exceed the flight envelope programmed into the auto pilot.