return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecastabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s insane. I was in Arizona last month in 110° heat, and going outside felt like stepping into an oven. I can’t imagine what 130° must feel like.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI once flew out of Phoenix and they delayed the flight because it was 117°F. They said it was too hot for the plane to take off.
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe three H’s that are dangerous for flying: Hot Humid Height (altitude) All three affect the air density and can be extremely dangerous to fly in.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoAir’s too thin, can’t get enough lift.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAnd the engines can’t make the power.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like… Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha
minus-squareBigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI’ve worked in 120° heat and it’s not fun. Especially when you go back in the truck and it’s 140° and the “cooling fan” just turns the truck to a convection oven.
That’s insane. I was in Arizona last month in 110° heat, and going outside felt like stepping into an oven. I can’t imagine what 130° must feel like.
I once flew out of Phoenix and they delayed the flight because it was 117°F. They said it was too hot for the plane to take off.
The three H’s that are dangerous for flying: Hot Humid Height (altitude)
All three affect the air density and can be extremely dangerous to fly in.
Air’s too thin, can’t get enough lift.
And the engines can’t make the power.
Yeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like… Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha
I’ve worked in 120° heat and it’s not fun. Especially when you go back in the truck and it’s 140° and the “cooling fan” just turns the truck to a convection oven.
Ah the Ole hair dryer.