Volcanic Ash Cloud - An Overreaction?
- Thread starter Tony Harrison
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Its amazing that the airlines want government help with cash... Cant the government just say no, sorry your not covered for an "act of god".... ?!
i think anyone wanting to risk their life for anything less than a life or death situation (i.e. soldiers wounded in battle) is extremely stupid.. so what if your holiday is booked.. sh*t happens.. the way the world is going with global warming and the such it wont be long before more natural disasters affect our lives. sorry if that sounds real blunt but whining changes nothing, take it on the chin and carry on..
To be honest i'm glad the government is taking a safe stance on it.
Unlike a car, you cannot just pull over if something goes wrong.
Yes some airlines have conducted test flights, but how many have their been? 10? 20? There are thousands of flights per day in Europe and it only needs one to have a problem before people will change their tune to "they shouldn't have been allowed to fly".
............... And as i type this i see on the news that the airspace will be open from 10pm!
Unlike a car, you cannot just pull over if something goes wrong.
Yes some airlines have conducted test flights, but how many have their been? 10? 20? There are thousands of flights per day in Europe and it only needs one to have a problem before people will change their tune to "they shouldn't have been allowed to fly".
............... And as i type this i see on the news that the airspace will be open from 10pm!
People are allowed to be slightly disappointed though arent they? For example, I havent been on holiday for a few years, and I desperatly need one. If I finally managed to save up to go away, and then couldnt get there, no refunds. Id be pretty pissed regardless of the cause. Nope, nothing would change by me being annoyed, but Id still be feeling annoyed.
the no-fly is a huge decision. although the civil airlines have said test flights have shown no damage, the US have said some of their NATO planes have.
volcanic ash melts at a much lower temperature than the operating temp of the jet turbines.
this leads to the formation and build up of glass in parts of the engine. this, unsurprisingly, is a bad thing....
personally i'd rather not take the chance....
volcanic ash melts at a much lower temperature than the operating temp of the jet turbines.
this leads to the formation and build up of glass in parts of the engine. this, unsurprisingly, is a bad thing....
personally i'd rather not take the chance....
From the ash side of it, Planes where banned from flying because if they go through a patch of higher density ash then as its sucked into the engine its transformed from an icey piece of dust and back into a hot lava like substance apparently. And when this doesn't happen, the ash gathers in the internal parts and don't really show any sign of damage until its too late.
An Arke Fly Boeing 737 landed today with its engines showing signs of damage. Not enough to make it plummet from the sky, but enough to indicate that if it had spent more time in the cloud, it could have run into trouble.
So a wise decision to keep things on the ground until things clear up a little if you ask me.
So a wise decision to keep things on the ground until things clear up a little if you ask me.
So why not fly under, over or around it?
Don't passenger jets do this when they encounter thunderstorms or other inclement weather?
Or are Airline bosses reluctant to spend money on the extra fuel for this?
Don't passenger jets do this when they encounter thunderstorms or other inclement weather?
Or are Airline bosses reluctant to spend money on the extra fuel for this?