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Answer by Federico for Why are some contrails longer than others?

It is a mixture of factors. All else being the same:a contrail at a higher altitude will last longer (the lower temperature slows the sublimation of the ice cristals)a contrail formed in air with...

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Why are some contrails longer than others?

I've often noticed that planes flying on more or less the same track, headed in the same direction leaves different contrails. By different I mean how long they stay visible and the length of them. Why...

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