Comments on: Can we fly safely through volcanic ash? http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/fly-safely-volcanic-ash/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Trey http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/fly-safely-volcanic-ash/#comment-56625 Trey Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:32:14 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11740#comment-56625 Volcanic ash is different from ordinary wooden ash. Flying through a cloud of volcanic ash would be like flying through a sandstorm - or throwing sandbags into the engines. If they decide to fly and risk it, they could be risking thousands of passengers' lives. Volcanic ash is different from ordinary wooden ash. Flying through a cloud of volcanic ash would be like flying through a sandstorm – or throwing sandbags into the engines. If they decide to fly and risk it, they could be risking thousands of passengers’ lives.

]]> By: Aidan http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/fly-safely-volcanic-ash/#comment-56446 Aidan Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:54:36 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11740#comment-56446 Peter: The plane was a 747 - I think they may *still* use them on some smaller routes ;) It was a BA plane, so you'd expect maintenance to be ok (it's not like it's a Ryanair or an Aeroflot flight)... the thing about BA flight 009 (the one you are on about) was that it flew through ash just 150km away from the volcano (which had only just started erupting) - somewhat closer than, say, London Heathrow for example. BTW: It definitely WAS the ash - the engines restarted once the plane dived, which was due to the cold air shattering the glassy ash deposits on the engines - the plane then climbed after regaining all 4 engines, and as soon as it hit the ash cloud again one of the engines cut out. I bet they'll be bashing down that Fred bloke's door to get their hands on that invention asap!!!! Peter: The plane was a 747 – I think they may *still* use them on some smaller routes ;) It was a BA plane, so you’d expect maintenance to be ok (it’s not like it’s a Ryanair or an Aeroflot flight)… the thing about BA flight 009 (the one you are on about) was that it flew through ash just 150km away from the volcano (which had only just started erupting) – somewhat closer than, say, London Heathrow for example.
BTW: It definitely WAS the ash – the engines restarted once the plane dived, which was due to the cold air shattering the glassy ash deposits on the engines – the plane then climbed after regaining all 4 engines, and as soon as it hit the ash cloud again one of the engines cut out.
I bet they’ll be bashing down that Fred bloke’s door to get their hands on that invention asap!!!!

]]> By: Peter http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/fly-safely-volcanic-ash/#comment-56361 Peter Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:09:38 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11740#comment-56361 Hm, one plane and that caused this after all these years??? That plane, wasn't it an older plane. How was maintenance and such (I've heard/read stories about this ... lack of maintenance ...). Was it only due to the ash or was it just one of a few factors that came together that day in that plane ? For an aircompany (and the manufacturers) it's ofcourse easier to blame it on ash. Tons of planes went down (really went down I mean .. ) before 1982 and after that which killed many people. Ofcourse ... that wont cost them that much money so whether there is enough stimulation to see into that (they almost always blame it on nature. If they could pull that off with cars Toyota probably would do that too ... ). Twenty eight years. Nah, not lack of funding ... Hm, one plane and that caused this after all these years??? That plane, wasn’t it an older plane. How was maintenance and such (I’ve heard/read stories about this … lack of maintenance …). Was it only due to the ash or was it just one of a few factors that came together that day in that plane ? For an aircompany (and the manufacturers) it’s ofcourse easier to blame it on ash.

Tons of planes went down (really went down I mean .. ) before 1982 and after that which killed many people.
Ofcourse … that wont cost them that much money so whether there is enough stimulation to see into that (they almost always blame it on nature. If they could pull that off with cars Toyota probably would do that too … ).

Twenty eight years. Nah, not lack of funding …

]]> By: denice stout http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/fly-safely-volcanic-ash/#comment-56354 denice stout Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:27:07 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11740#comment-56354 Of course...now THEY are losing money this is suddenly important. Of course…now THEY are losing money this is suddenly important.

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