News Icelandic volcano eruption threatens flights across Europe

[astrosammy]

That's so funny . I typed "Eyjafjallajökull HAARP" into Google and of course there are some holes that say it's HAARPs fault. And strangely lol the word "chemtrail" appears very often.

 

[Evil_Onyx]

A piston combustion aircraft engine will be less affected by dust/ash as a jet, and should be more capable of running if they take damage.
All so prop planes generally fly at lower altitude than jets, so are less likely to fly into the ash to begin with.

Most of the airlines are just complaining because they are losing massive amounts of cash whilst they are grounded.

Edit- need to read all the posts next time..............

 

[ar81]

Most of the airlines are just complaining because they are losing massive amounts of cash whilst they are grounded.

Edit- need to read all the posts next time..............

They should sue Iceland... :lol::lol:

 

[cjp]

I saw a small Cessna (or similar) today. For the rest the sky was still beautifully empty.

http://flightradar24.com/ showed some moderate activity. In the afternoon, I saw an airplane on that website making a very odd route. It's probably one of these airplanes that measure the cloud.

Currently, commercial flight has restarted in the Netherlands. News websites report this, and flightradar24.com shows an airplane with destination Shanghai. I can't imagine that being a test flight.

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They should sue Iceland... :lol::lol:

See page 1 of this thread.. :dry:

It's even more ironic considering the current financial situation of Iceland, and the fact that the ash came more or less straight towards the UK and the Netherlands.

 

[lennartsmit]

They gave way to the airlines to quickly. There was a Belgian F-16 that suffered engine-failure today when flying through a cloud of ash. article
I know it causes huge economical damage but it's better then letting a plane crash.

I present you the next big thing all the way from Iceland! Katlá!!!
When it exploded in 1755, at it's peak the volcano pushed out 200.000 to 400.000 m³/s of lava.
For comparison, the combined average discharge of the Amazon, Mississippi, Nile, and Yangtze rivers is about 266,000 m³/s.

 

[astrosammy]

On Sunday I saw a low flying Air Berlin jet (propably 737) heading south, propably empty.

Today not much happened since the airspace has been opened, only a few planes with contrails, so propably at higher altitudes.

 

[MJR]

No. Please reinstall the update package "basic geography" (optional for US users) in your on-board computer.

The volcano is in Iceland, with the ash cloud traveling south-east, to the rest of Europe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/t...-cloud-latest-news-from-British-airports.html

Oh my goodness. I love the humor. :rofl:

 

[ex-orbinaut]

Do I look like I know about planes?

Diego R!!! I didn't know you were an Orbinaut, too! :tiphat:

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On another note...

Ah yes...and now, the 500 Euro question: How do the propeller planes turn their propeller?

A The first class passengers have to move some pedals
B Magic
C With a combustion engine.
D Love

...I can't believe you forgot the two answers that are the most difficult to chose between, only one being correct, of course...

E. Rubber bands.
F. The air blowing through the propeller as the aircraft moves forwards.

 

[astrosammy]

I don't know how much it is different to sunrises without ash, because I never saw a complete sunrise from here, but here are some photos that I took today, 04:31 UT:

 

[Wally]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html

What's the deal with 32, 33, 34, 35? Why are such amazing lighting in the cloud? Dust particles create some static electricity or what? Looks absolutely amazing and scary in the same time.

 

[AirSimming]

Propeller planes shouldn't be affected.

Beside the potential threat of volcanic ash also for piston engines of course (especially carburator) and turbines, there is another potential threat for crews and passengers: cabin air contamination. Volcanic ash can easily enter the cabin via the air condition (it's bleed air comming from ram air doors and the eninges). Volcanic ash inside the cabin can be very nasty.

For those who might be intersted in, this is what the corresponding Airbus A320 familiy checklist for example looks like (A318/319/320 & 321):

 

[Keatah]

What if this volcano starts up again and doesn't stop for years?? That would be a major issue, now, wouldn't it..?

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Well, from what I've read, the last 3 times this one has erupted, the BIGGER one next to it has erupted as well...

 

[SiberianTiger]

Well, from what I've read, the last 3 times this one has erupted, the BIGGER one next to it has erupted as well...

... right, and the last time it happened, it caused cold winters, famine in Europe and the Great French Revolution.

 

[Urwumpe]

Well, from what I've read, the last 3 times this one has erupted, the BIGGER one next to it has erupted as well...

Exactly, the Katla. But this time, it seems to be silent.

 

[supersonic]

Will i see the cloud? eastern northern virginia(near dc near Quantico near manassas)

Most likely not, the cloud is moving away from the U.S. so we probably won't see any cloud of ash any time soon.