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Swedish combat jets grounded by high pressure

Aggiunto 12 anni fa

About a dozen Gripen fighter jets were barred from taking part in a Nordic air exercise Tuesday because of an abnormally strong high pressure system. (news.yahoo.com) Altro...

Eric Cothern

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70002 12 anni fa 2

First, pump up the high pressure with the Doctor No Weather Machine. Then attack while the jets are grounded, swooping in and leaving with all the beautiful Swedish blonde girls that wait for the daring pilots to take them away. Hahah

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Matthew Eckert 12 anni fa 1

there are usually flight restrictions when the pressure is about 31 in of Hg.

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MimosaDrive 12 anni fa 1

I wish there were more details. This sounds bizarre.

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Pileits 12 anni fa 1

Think Density Altitude and flight instruments that sense it!

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ToddBaldwin3 12 anni fa 1

So, the time to attack Sweden is during high pressure systems?

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Andrew Skretvedt 12 anni fa 1

The rapid product cycles of consumer electronics has in some sense made software/firmware better in your iphone than in a modern fighter or airliner. The article was nil on details, but I imagine something on the order of

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Andrew Skretvedt 12 anni fa 1

(page refresh resulted in inadvertent post) a revision to advise the pilot of extreme atmospheric pressure measured and to confirm the proper altimeter setting. That is assuming the systems all even support operation at the pressure

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Andrew Skretvedt 12 anni fa 1

(okay this whole "post on automatic page refresh" thing is annoying as heck!)

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