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Plane-mounted camera detects hazardous volcanic ash in the air |
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 22:15 |
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A new invention out of Norway promises to keep the skies of the world open. When a volcano in Iceland erupted in 2010, it spewed out invisible clouds of ash that spread across
Europe–effectively shutting down all civilian and military air traffic, stranding millions of people and costing the world economy billions of dollars. Now, a new camera has been developed that will allow pilots to see and avoid volcanic dust clouds, making similar eruptions in the future much less disruptive...
Continue Reading Plane-mounted camera detects hazardous volcanic ash in the airSection: Aero GizmoTags: Aircraft,
Aviation,
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Safety
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