Sentences with phrase «struggles at altitude»

Any engine struggles at altitude because there is less oxygen which is required for the actual burn part of the combustion or compression cycle.

The report by the National Transportation Safety Board said the unidentified camper watched the plane struggle at an altitude of about 11,500 feet against strong winds.

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At altitudes above 15,000 feet, people struggle to breathe and keep enough oxygen in their blood.

As local guides bound through ice and snow at high altitudes in nothing but flip - flops as your oxygen depleted body struggles with every step — you'll wonder if humans are made differently after all.

When the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere drops below 200 parts per million (0.02 per cent), plants struggle to grow at all, especially at high altitudes.