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{{Short description|Series of altitude gains}}
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A '''step climb''' in aviation is a series of altitude gains that improve fuel economy by moving into thinner air as an aircraft becomes lighter and becomes capable of flying in the thinner air at a higher altitude.<ref>US Air Force: AFM 51-9, Aircraft Performance. 7 September 1990. Chapter 10: Cruise Performance. 10-2: Basic Profiles</ref><ref name="Avionics Handbook">{{cite book |editor1-last=Spitzer |editor1-first=Cary R. |title=The Avionics Handbook |date=2001 |publisher=CRC Press |location=Boca Raton |isbn=9781420036879 |page=15-9}}</ref>
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