Results of test flights show “there’s no impact” in European Union air space from the volcanic ash that has disrupted air travel this week, EU Secretary of State Diego Lopez Garrido said Sunday. EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said if the ash cloud continues “moving as it moves, then tomorrow almost 50 percent of European [Union] space will be risk free.” That would allow more flights to resume, he said. “But we’ll see tomorrow what the picture shows.” The two men spoke at a meeting of Eurocontrol, which oversees air safety operations in the region. A spokeswoman for KLM — one of the airlines that conducted test flights — told CNN the flights show European air space is safe with the exception of Iceland. European transport ministers plan to discuss the results of flight tests at a technical meeting Monday. The British government said Sunday that British air space will be closed for at least another 24 hours. Britain is considering whether to draft the Royal Navy to help people stranded by the travel crisis, officials said. Across Europe on Sunday, a handful of planes making test flights took off into skies dusted with volcanic ash, tasked with a single mission: determining whether passenger flights can safely resume. “I wish to establish, as a matter of urgency, whether some safe flight paths can be identified and opened up to flights,” said British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis. Noting that other European nations were conducting similar test flights, Adonis …
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we have ash everywere covering us im stuck in the uk im suppost to be flyng to africa next week but i dunno if thats happenin at this rate lol my thoughts go to all the people stuck all over the world with no were to go thinking of you all keep strong guys xx
@hunter69denys All aircraft engines require a clean oxygen intake to mix with the fuel, much the same as in your car. The ash particles will still ruin carbureted engines as well. Only a rocket could fly through an ash cloud due to the oxygen / fuel mixture being internally contained. I realize this is an overly exaggerated way to make the point but hopefully you get the picture.
@hunter69denys: volcanic ash can clog up any engine because the ash is that small it can get inside the piston container and jam the pistons.
@rockstar12
but its 2010
2012 guys omg
I’m no expert, but maybe it’s time to bring out the prop driven aircraft. I’m not sure about the affects of volcanic ash on a piston engine, but I haven’t heard anyone talk about this, only the affects one turbines.
Just some food for thought.