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What makes an airplane go faster?

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Brünner

Brünner

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A car goes faster by increasing the engine's RPM which in turn increases the wheels RPM. So it's basically just a matter of HP.
What about an airplane? In my limited understanding there are 3 factors: power, propeller and aerodynamics. How much power you have, what type of prop you have and how much drag is the airframe - and the prop - producing.
Thoughts, opinions, insults?
 
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