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Old 20-04-2010, 14:58   #161
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Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK

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Originally Posted by Derek S View Post
Looks like I spoke too soon as Glasgow airport is closed again.

Whats even more frustrating is I'm due to be on a propeller driven plane that doesn't go very high and by all accounts should be free of problems flying through anything but the most severe ash clouds.
Depends what sort of engine it has Derek.... Turbo-prop are basically jet engines attatched to a variable pitch prop.... On the other hand if its a piston engine I'd have thought they where much more likely to fly....
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