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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: NotMeNotMe Date: Sep 5, 2008 16:20
On 5 Sep, 06:49, Doug riseup.net> wrote:> Anyone with a fear of flying, or maybe a fear of polluting and wasting
> energy perhaps?
Flying is one of the safest methods of travel. You are more likely to
get killed cycling from Catford to Heathrow, than you are flying to
Morocco. Even riding a polluting two stroke motorbike around the
desert is probably more dangerous than flying.
> It also wants the aviation industry to ensure that fuel systems can
> cope with the potential build-up and sudden release of ice. The
> findings could result in long-haul flights being made to fly at lower
> altitudes to prevent the build-up of ice crystals inside their fuel
> tanks..."
You seem happy that aircraft may have to fly at a lower altitude,
where the drag is a lot higher, and so the plane has to burn more fuel
to get to its destination, and thus becomes more polluting. Long haul
flights will have to carry less cargo, e.g. less food, which will mean
more flights into Heathrow and Gatwick.
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