What are the advantages of airplanes flying so high?

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If it’s because of wind tunnels that helps push the planes faster, how much slower would they be if they weren’t in those wind tunnels?
If the average flight from NY to London is 7H and 10M what would the flight time be?

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The main thing really is that the troposphere is turbulent. It’s somewhat hazardous, but mainly just uncomfortable. A 10h of vomit comet is not fun. But if you rise above clouds to stratosphere, there is much less vertical airflow, almost no turbulence at all.

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