Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path

Re:Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path by pge on Thursday November 07, 2019 @04:26PM (#21477464)

Good point - if you watch carrier launches, the planes actually fall a little as they go off the end of runway because they aren’t lifting yet. But presumably with a longer runway like you have at an airport, you could get to higher speed and truly liftoff.

But having also launched from a carrier myself, I wouldnt want that g force everytime I fly commercially.

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Re:Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path by WalterBright on Thursday November 07, 2019 @09:00PM (#21479412)

> the planes actually fall a little as they go off the end of runway

If I was a carrier pilot, I doubt I'd ever get used to that!

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Re:Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path by hodgesrm on Thursday November 07, 2019 @05:44PM (#21478080)

I would love to launch from a carrier. Was in the Air Force but not flight crew. Saw a lot of great aircraft there...from the ground. :)

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