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22nd December 2006, 09:35 #1
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Fog: government conspiracy theory alert!
Well obviously not, but that's probably what some people think of the recent fog!
Last week a report comes out recommending a third runway at Heathrow and a second at Stanstead. Admittedly it was produced by an ex-BA man, but the government were quick to stand by it and say that more airport capacity was desperately needed.
Environmentalists were horrified, saying we should be looking at other, "greener", forms of transport - even though a full 747 is more efficient per head than a Toyota Prius.
Now we've seen many airports - Heathrow in particular - crippled by several days of heavy fog. And what's being blamed? Not the weather, that's for sure. No, all the disruption is down to the fact that LHR operates to over 95% capacity, so the slightest problem causes havoc.
So is the report right? Should we add capacity to airports or invest in alternatives - perhaps ones which aren't so prone to disruption by the elements?Useful F1 Twitter thingy: http://goo.gl/6PO1u
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22nd December 2006, 09:41 #2
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if they lined up all the planes grounded by the fog, turned on the engines and held them on the brakes how long would it take to clear the fog?
"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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23rd December 2006, 23:11 #3
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Originally Posted by Dave BrockmanJim Raynor will be returning soon!
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24th December 2006, 01:15 #4
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Originally Posted by Robinho
Errrr are you serious? Do you know how many tonnes of fuel a jet burns off per hour? It's quite possibly cheaper and easier just to deal with the delays.Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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24th December 2006, 06:26 #5
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"a fully laden jumbo is more fuel efficient per person than a prius"
saw that here somewhere
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25th December 2006, 02:03 #6
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Originally Posted by Daniel
Getting back to the original question though........
LHR is the busiest airport in the world and yet has fewer runways than just about all of it's European contemporaries. I heard a spokesman for BAA on the radio the other day who explained that both the airports and the planes have highly sophisticated systems which allow them to take off and land in zero visibility, however as an extra measure of safety they had had to increase the distance in between landing aircraft from 3 miles to 6 miles as a precaution.
At it's peak times LHR has a plane taking off and another landing every 79 seconds which means it's finite reasources are stretched to the limits. If something like we've seen recently with bad weather or the extra security measures happens, then something somewhere has to break. With a third runway, the pressure on the system would be alleviated considerably, meaning less disruption when a spot of fog means that extra distance between planes is required.:ninja: silent and deadly :ninja:
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25th December 2006, 18:13 #7
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Originally Posted by Daniel"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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25th December 2006, 23:28 #8
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I bet it wouldn't have worked
Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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3rd January 2007, 13:10 #10
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Originally Posted by Mark
Of course, they could be lying..........:ninja: silent and deadly :ninja:
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