Recent questions tagged planes

Description : What good would a fighter jet escort for this commercial airliner do?

Last Answer : Publicity, putting the fear of God into anyone else who might behave the same way in the future, and an excuse to slap the idiots with the biggest fine they can possibly imagine.

Description : Sochi Olympics. On a scale of 1 to 10, in your opinion, how likely do you feel that terrorists will strike during the Olympics?

Last Answer : answer:0.5 and I hope I am not proven wrong Most of their recent attacks have been suicide bombings correct? So, probably that.

Description : Do geomagnetic storms affect planes?

Last Answer : answer:“and the radiation from the flares can give passengers in airplanes a dose of radiation equivalent to a medical X-ray.” Source

Description : How do you find the equation of the plane determined by two parameterized lines?

Last Answer : I think to write the equation of a plane, all you need is the equation of the normal to that plane (which you have) and any point on the plane (which you have). If I'm not mistaken, it doesn' ... Can that be right? I might have to go look through my notebook from last quarter and reply again, haha.

Description : Why are people complaining about not being able to fly because of the Volcano errupting in Iceland?

Last Answer : People like to bitch about things when they get the chance, a reason to vent. I wonder how many people waiting for the plane even thought what you thought @Dibley maybe if they did well they might not complain….

Description : What iPhone/Touch/mobile formatted airline flight tracker do you use?

Last Answer : I don’t, but the iPhone reads normal web pages fine. In a similar situation that’s what I’d do

Description : War on birds?

Last Answer : I think we should, they keep shitting on my car.