Re: [GZG] Fighters and other military planes grounded by ash

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2010 at 3:54 PM, Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Ahhh, technology!  :-D
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I wouldn't ditch metal jets around volcanoes quite yet.

The 1944 Vesuvius eruption destroyed between 78 and 88 B-25s of the
340th
Bombardment Group. Turns out that hot ash might not wreck
propeller-driving
piston engines, but it plays hell with wings covered in fabric. It also
melted, glazed and cracked plexiglass. Oh, and the weight of the ash
tipped
a bunch of B-25s on their tails.

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