thob shor!

However, according to Reuters, at least two of
Tibet's five completed airports are only open for a few months of the year due to extreme weather
which makes flying impossible.
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I was wondering about that.

That's an airport at 14,200 feet altitude. I'd hate to be a pilot that has to fly in and (especially) out of that airport. On a warm day, pressure altitude is going to be 18,000+ feet.

Yeah, that's my brother. He's kindof a prick anyways. Good to see him knocked down a notch

i wonder with the lowerair pressure, how much lift will have to be compensated for in speed, on both landing and take off.

+1 subby. Thank god I'm on my parents-in-law's laptop, thereby saving my own keyboard.

Charlie Sheen's Liver: Yeah, that's my brother. He's kindof a prick anyways. Good to see him knocked down a notch

Dude, I'm amazed you're still around after all the shiat he puts you through.

dittybopper: That's an airport at 14,200 feet altitude. I'd hate to be a pilot that has to fly in and (especially) out of that airport. On a warm day, pressure altitude is going to be 18,000+ feet.

tsakali: i wonder with the lowerair pressure, how much lift will have to be compensated for in speed, on both landing and take off.

This is what I was wondering about... that runway is going to have to be three miles long and/or aircraft will need to be outfitted with booster rockets and drag chutes.

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: dittybopper: That's an airport at 14,200 feet altitude. I'd hate to be a pilot that has to fly in and (especially) out of that airport. On a warm day, pressure altitude is going to be 18,000+ feet.

tsakali: i wonder with the lowerair pressure, how much lift will have to be compensated for in speed, on both landing and take off.

This is what I was wondering about... that runway is going to have to be three miles long and/or aircraft will need to be outfitted with booster rockets and drag chutes.

It's also probably going to be edging against the maximum allowable ground speeds for the undercarriage. The planes will still need to reach the same rotation or landing airspeeds, but the ground speeds will be significantly faster.

dittybopper: Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: dittybopper: That's an airport at 14,200 feet altitude. I'd hate to be a pilot that has to fly in and (especially) out of that airport. On a warm day, pressure altitude is going to be 18,000+ feet.

tsakali: i wonder with the lower air pressure, how much lift will have to be compensated for in speed, on both landing and take off.

This is what I was wondering about... that runway is going to have to be three miles long and/or aircraft will need to be outfitted with booster rockets and drag chutes.

It's also probably going to be edging against the maximum allowable ground speeds for the under carriage. The planes will still need to reach the same rotation or landing air speeds, but the ground speeds will be significantly faster.

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Maybe not, come in light - bingo fuel
Take off going down hill with a tail wind.
I think they have a AirBus 318 with a couple of more on lay-a-way. The 318 is a chopped 320 with the same fuel capacity, ~stronger engines and fewer passengers/less cargo room than the 320.
(Worked for a Chinese family on vacation last week. Didn't expect to see a thread on fark about an airport in Tibet that I talked to a Chinese guy in the caribbean about last week)
Wierd

lohphat: Boatmech: Take off going down hill with a tail wind.

Um...no.

Even with a STOLport, tailwinds are always to be avoided -- you need as much air going over the wind in the right direction to create lift.

This. A headwind would be almost required.

lohphat: dittybopper: lohphat: Boatmech: Take off going down hill with a tail wind.

Um...no.

Even with a STOLport, tailwinds are always to be avoided -- you need as much air going over the wind in the right direction to create lift.

This. A headwind would be almost required.


On a wing and a prayer
To hell in a handbasket
Down hill/tail wind etc.,etc.
(Not every statement made on Fark is an
absolute statement of fact)
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So,
you know,
Lighten Up,
Frances!