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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by slavomirvojacek on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @03:28PM (#41852218)
Yes I meant satellite. Still strange as it's one of the busiest airports in the world and images appear to be taken during the day so... no way there were only 2 planes at any given point... For example Gatwick (LGW) does show quite a few planes just parked.
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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by tssva on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @03:44PM (#41852367)
Depends on when the images were taken. They might have been taken during the pandemic when passengers planes were grounded.
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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by warner25 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @11:04PM (#41855199)
Grounded where? The point is that they aren't on the ground in this imagery.
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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by tssva on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:06AM (#41857050)
Airplanes grounded for extended periods are not kept at airports but flown to airplane storage facilities.
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