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    Why is RPM Redline on a plane so much lower than a Car engine?

    IN fact, an aircraft engine could reach much higher RPM than 2,700 RPM or there abouts. Just take off the prop, push up the throttle and watch the RPM. However, the engine was designed to operate at around that speed so oil quantity, oil flow (which aids in cooling) and the fins on the piston...
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