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From: Bod on 15 Apr 2010 12:09 If the ash cloud is at 55,000 ft, why can't the planes fly at, say, 40,000 ft instead? Bod
From: Brimstone on 15 Apr 2010 12:25 "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:82os2aFk5jU1(a)mid.individual.net... > If the ash cloud is at 55,000 ft, why can't the planes fly at, say, 40,000 > ft instead? > What happens to solid matter in the air?
From: Bod on 15 Apr 2010 12:31 On 15/04/2010 17:25, Brimstone wrote: > "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:82os2aFk5jU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> If the ash cloud is at 55,000 ft, why can't the planes fly at, say, >> 40,000 ft instead? >> > What happens to solid matter in the air? > > As I understand it, the news reported that the particles were being blown south east and were not falling. Bod
From: Brimstone on 15 Apr 2010 12:33 "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:82otasFtm0U1(a)mid.individual.net... > On 15/04/2010 17:25, Brimstone wrote: >> "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:82os2aFk5jU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> If the ash cloud is at 55,000 ft, why can't the planes fly at, say, >>> 40,000 ft instead? >>> >> What happens to solid matter in the air? >> >> > > As I understand it, the news reported that the particles were being blown > south east and were not falling. > Most of it might not be falling, but some has to, unless gravity has been switched off.
From: Graham Harrison on 15 Apr 2010 12:36
"Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:cOmdnVc6o-1xoFrWnZ2dnUVZ8tWdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:82os2aFk5jU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> If the ash cloud is at 55,000 ft, why can't the planes fly at, say, >> 40,000 ft instead? >> > What happens to solid matter in the air? > > I believe the ash is actually at between 20 and 30k feet although the maximum reported height has been 55k. Most jets operate at between 25k and 41k so they're actually going to be in the ash band or have to get through it neither of which is a good idea for aircraft. |