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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...
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Mystery of Tibet’s no-fly zone: What’s behind it
Although it is not a problem for airplanes to climb above the mountain, there are still some nuances that make pilots try not to fly over the territory of Tibet. One of the problems with flying ...
When 12 servicemen died in a Christmas Day plane crash in northern York County
Early on a foggy Christmas morning 80 years ago, a plane filled with soldiers was flying over northern York County, straining ...
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Why Do Planes Avoid Flying Over Tibet?
While this might not seem like a problem for planes – which can simply fly higher than the mountains – they are the reason why aircraft tend to avoid flying over the region. IFLScience is not ...
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What We Know About the Plane Crash in Kazakhstan
The Embraer 190 airliner was making a regular flight on Wednesday from Baku to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya in Russia, on the other side of the Caucasus Mountains. That morning, aerial battles ...
The airlines still flying just miles from where a plane was shot from the sky
Airlines including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic continue to fly a matter of miles from the GPS-jammed Russian region where an Azerbaijan Airlines plane was hit by suspected air defence missiles ...
Why airplanes face difficulty flying over the Tibetan plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, with its average elevation of 14,800 feet, presents numerous aviation challenges due to its thin air, extreme weather, and lack o ...
Putin Apologizes For ‘Tragic Incident’ But Stops Short of Saying Azerbaijani Plane Was Shot Down
Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident." ...