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Old 15-04-2010, 15:35   #18
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Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
Background details here on what the "ash" does to aircraft.
This report is also the story of a British Airways B747 that hit such a cloud back in 1982. I just love the following comment

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"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."
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