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service ceiling

The maximum altitude above sea level at which an aircraft can sustain a minimum rate of ascent.

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service ceiling

(Aeronautics) the height above sea level, measured under standard conditions, at which the rate of climb of an aircraft has fallen to a specified amount. Compare absolute ceiling

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service ceiling - altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate

combat ceiling

ceiling - maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

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