The yellow dots are aircraft. It is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to about 2 minutes. You can tell it was summer time in the north by the sun’s footprint over the planet. You could see that it didn’t quite set in the extreme north and it didn’t quite rise in the extreme south. Notice that as evening approaches, the traffic is predominantly from the US to Europe and when daylight comes, the traffic switches and it is predominantly from Europe to the US.
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@arronaxtrance … Except 409 passengers are more likely to travel by 400, 300 or maybe, just maybe 200 cars at best. The majority of cars on interstate freeways are single or dual occupant, not 4-5 passengers each. Either that or we take them all to one station where they can be forced to share a vehicle, but that’s called a bus.
LOL, I find it funny how Europe started with fewer flights, then there’s a lot, and then it was back where it started.
All large aircraft, so that includes the courier, military and large private jets as well?
Could all those with detailed knowledge of aviation please visit the absurdly numerous “chemtrail” videos and teach those gullible paranoid morons about aviation physics and reality.
Thanks
I don’t think this is very accurate… especially when the yellow dots are so scrambled in USA … instead of staying in clusters around airports….
If you look at the surrounding of Denver you know it is extremely wrong
@arronaxtrance
I made a mistake in the post about FUEL CONSUMPTION, I added one more zero to the calculation of car’s fuel consumption. It should go like this: 102 cars * 10 liters = 1020 liters, not 10 200 as I wrote in the original post
That’s why you may think that cars are more consuming that an airplane over long distances.
@sidbrown210 And one more thing, it’s not the same when an airplane flies over a distance of 300 kilometers and 900 (or more) kilometers. I know that the air traffic is essential over oceans and seas, but when it comes to shor travel, cars and buses are way more efficient.
@sidbrown210
Now I know that the distance is not the same, comparing 900 km with 100 km, but compare the fuel which is used by aircraft with the fuel used by cars. The fuel in aircrafts is way richer and more polluting than the lead-free fuel or even bio-fuel and other alternative fuels used by modern cars. Also, you should take many other factors in consideration.
@sidbrown210
According to the previous data, the calculation goes like this :
FUEL CONSUMPTION:
1 airplane = 12 788 liters/hour
1 car = 10 liters/hour (average between EU and US cars)
409 passengers fits in 102 cars.
102 cars * 10 liters = 10 200 liters.
And just imagine how much would we spare if we all travelled by train.
@sidbrown210 No it wouldn’t … here is a simple calculation.
According to British Airways, a 747-400 plane cruises at 576 mph (927
km/h), burns 12,788 liters (3378 US gallons) of fuel per hour, and
carries 409 passengers… SO:
Aircraft speed = 927 km/h, so 1h of cruising = 927 km of distance
Car speed (on highway) = 100 km/h, so 1h of travelling by car = 100 km of distance
(continue to next reply)
@arronaxtrance Wouldn’t taking a 50 minute fight with 300 other people rather than driving 300 cars for 4 hours (assuming no traffic) be more fuel efficient?
this is weird yet cool
Stumbled in from Kenya(Peace, Love and Unity)
Wow.
Check out Europe, USA & China! Imagine the difference to greenhouse emissions if the USA had a high-speed rail system – China is already investing HEAVILY.
The flight paths look cool.
How big are the dots used to represent every plane? They look a bit bigger than a plane to me… During the day it looks as though you would not see the sky for planes! Of course, you can see the sky because planes are not that big… so don’t worry greenies, the world isn’t ending and we don’t need to pay an emergency tax on this issue – or give up any more of our freedom to you fascists with your stupid band wagon.
This is how we destroy our planet on a daily basis. All you stupid people who fly for no reason (because you’re freaking lazy to travel by bus or car) should think twice before you buy an airplane ticket. This way we’re gonna rip our ozone layer in less than a decade! This amount of flights per day is also wrecking our planet’s ability to contain greenhouse gases in a normal level.
@unclestrug LOL!
Note: all the flights with horrible customer service are highlighted in yellow.
stumbled from N.Y N.Y kicking it
This is beautiful and complex at the same time. Thanks for making it available I love it.
@Bolero08 what a ‘tard.
Planet is not doomed. They just don”t want offer clean flying technology. It is how bussiness working. Make it dirty an charge for it.
Cowabunga!
Stumbled from Leeds, ENGLAND ASSHOLES
thank you for sharing…. linking~~~connecting..