"Eleven more U.S. airports plan to adopt a new way of landing planes that reduces both emissions and noise — all by having incoming planes turn off their engines and glide down to the tarmac like a paraglider." - Upgoat

"Eleven more U.S. airports plan to adopt a new way of landing planes that reduces both emissions and noise — all by having incoming planes turn off their engines and glide down to the tarmac like a paraglider."
submitted by obvious to ClownWorld 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 13:26:12 ago (+9/-0) (www.scientificamerican.com)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-airports-to-use-greener-glide-approach-to-landing/

They want you dead.

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[ - ] Portmanure 4 points 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 13:47:24 ago (+4/-0)

The title is absurd and nowhere in the article does it talk about shutting down engines.

[ + ] TheSimulacra

[ - ] TheSimulacra 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 13:58:27 ago (+1/-0)

You mean except for that first paragraph, where it says exactly that....right?

[ + ] Portmanure

[ - ] Portmanure 5 points 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 14:04:01 ago (+5/-0)

Yeah, except that part. I took that as an exaggerated description of flight idle vs ground idle which is the most common fuel savings method used today. They don’t mean literally shut off your engines but to idle them as long as possible to save fuel. But technically the did it say it right there in the 1st paragraph in a click bait way.

[ - ] BoomerChristCuckFinalForm 2 points 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 13:30:21 ago (+4/-2)

With nigger pilots that are vaxxed.

This will end well.

[ + ] PotatoWhisperer2

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 0 points 2.2 yearsFeb 4, 2023 04:56:34 ago (+0/-0)

"Oh hell naw, this landin' ain't goin well, better run up the engines to pull out of...."

[ - ] AngryWhiteKeyboardWarrior 0 points 2.2 yearsFeb 4, 2023 04:25:43 ago (+0/-0)

Anything that puts "emissions" over safety is surely going to be a disaster.

[ - ] SmokeyMeadow 0 points 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 14:46:07 ago (+0/-0)

Have you ever noticed the umbilical cord that connects to planes at the airport? That is what's called a GPU cable, short for Ground Power Unit. They have to plug that in because the aircraft's engines supply power to its electrical stuff. Thus the horror of being on board a plane for any length of time where the engines are off and that cord is unplugged. The pilots won't be turning their engines off, just idling them down. The article seems misleading in the way it initially states this fact.

[ - ] Bufordxl 0 points 2.2 yearsFeb 3, 2023 14:03:48 ago (+0/-0)

Professional Pilots are On the plane also. NO ONE is going to shut down the engines on a jet.

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