The icelandic alphabet doesn't have a "c" so when you brits asked for cash, you got ash!
We asked for cash not ash
I love it. I work next to Heathrow. It's been all nice and quiet and there's been hardly any traffic recently.Sydney wrote:
Iceland - Ruining your economy once again-Sh1fty- wrote:
The planes' weather radar is based on detecting the humidity of the clouds, basically, the water particles. So it can't detect ashes and avoid them, sure it's a freaking big cloud you can't miss, but there's ash still floating in the air that will clog up jet engines, and it immediately melts, making the engine a giant piece of concrete attached to a brick.jord wrote:
So like, can planes not like fly a bit lower or around it?
Even if they got some ash in their engines don't jets glide? I'm sure a few new jet engines are cheaper than the millions they're losing from having to refund everyone
A lucky plane in the 80s was able to restart one engine (1 of 4) on it's 747 and fly to safety after it went through volcanic ash it didn't pick up on it's weather radar. Since the incident they haven't taken any risks.
So it's not a matter of "A few jet engines" but "A few planes", and last I checked 747 and Airbuses aren't that cheap.
Until this volcano stops erupting (it still is) Northern Europe is screwed, I can't imagine how inconvenient this is for some people, not to mention the millions that companies are losing, this will affect the economy.
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lol.
You're just bitter because your biggest export is ash....
Iceland, a natural cigarette.
WUAHAHHAHAA!Hurricane2k9 wrote:
The icelandic alphabet doesn't have a "c" so when you brits asked for cash, you got ash!
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
Expected for this afternoon, possible mildly acidic rain.
Acid rain
Some stay dry and others feel the pain.
Acid rain
Some stay dry and others feel the pain.
I need around tree fiddy.
al gore warned us
well played sirHurricane2k9 wrote:
The icelandic alphabet doesn't have a "c" so when you brits asked for cash, you got ash!
From the satellite pics it looks as if Iceland has farted across Europe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8625813.stm
(No doubt someone can animate this)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8625813.stm
(No doubt someone can animate this)
Last edited by Dilbert_X (2010-04-17 05:20:20)
Fuck Israel
well i would spit molten rock at people too if someone named me Eyjafjallajökull
i mean seriously, i dont even know how to begin pronouncing that.
i mean seriously, i dont even know how to begin pronouncing that.
15 more years! 15 more years!
I can't believe even Switzerland is shut down.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
What we need right now is a giant vacuum cleaner.
On those satellite photos there's barely any ash Ted. Barely ANYTHING, WTF.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
Its a lot of ash if you're at 30,000ft and your engines stop.
Fuck Israel
yup. we were able to get our rome departures out and thats aboot it so far. madrid, barcelona, and athens should be ok.Dilbert_X wrote:
Its a lot of ash if you're at 30,000ft and your engines stop.
Lots of people I know are stuck around the world, unable to get back to uni. Sucks for them.
So now it really is like the whole of Europe shut down. Dayam.
So now it really is like the whole of Europe shut down. Dayam.
europe is going to end up extinct like the dinosaurs
Tu Stultus Es
mother couldnt go on holiday to that timeshare in malaga
hmmmmm
hmmmmm
KLM here, just had a test flight. it was like the only plane in whole fucking Europe. and it went OK
My family is now stuck in a timeshare in Malaga. o.0jord wrote:
mother couldnt go on holiday to that timeshare in malaga
hmmmmm
6 planes flew in Germany, they're trying low level (3000m instead of 11'000m) flights to see if anything happens. Also KLM did some testing.
I have a friend stuck in Turkey, well, she gets an extra long vacation, I'm jealous!
Also, this morning there was another mini-eruption, and this volcano is getting bigger.
I have a friend stuck in Turkey, well, she gets an extra long vacation, I'm jealous!
Also, this morning there was another mini-eruption, and this volcano is getting bigger.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
The trouble with flying at lower altitudes is that it uses a lot more fuel. That puts long haul flights out of the question.-Sh1fty- wrote:
6 planes flew in Germany, they're trying low level (3000m instead of 11'000m) flights to see if anything happens. Also KLM did some testing.
You also run the risk of crashing into Mountains.liquidat0r wrote:
The trouble with flying at lower altitudes is that it uses a lot more fuel. That puts long haul flights out of the question.-Sh1fty- wrote:
6 planes flew in Germany, they're trying low level (3000m instead of 11'000m) flights to see if anything happens. Also KLM did some testing.
I also heard they're flying entirely with their eyes, as a lot of their instruments weren't designed for that type of flying or something. So only day time, high visibility flights.
According to this article on Foxnews.
According to this article on Foxnews.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.