The Plane Highway in the Sky

Опубликовано: 16 Октябрь 2024
на канале: Wendover Productions

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Over the North Atlantic, where there is no radar coverage, planes don't fly like they normally fly. They follow a set of daily tracks that act like highways in the sky.

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Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/20... (This is a fantastic 10-15 minute read)
https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/common/n...
http://aerosavvy.com/north-atlantic-t...
http://nats.aero/blog/2014/06/north-a...

Attributions:
North Pole Oriented Map Courtesy Strebe
Airplane icon courtesy Mirko Velimirovic from Noun Project
Airplane overhead icon courtesy Viktor Vorobyev from Noun Project
Gander airport photo courtesy www.Fronterasblog.wordpress.com and used under Fair Use Guidelines
Air Traffic Control video courtesy Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Cockpit view courtesy Simulation and Aviation
Overnight flight footage courtesy FlyingHDWorldwide