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Published 7 years ago by Guardian with 1 Comments
by Guardian
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A physicist explains just why all those flights were grounded in Arizona...

Airplanes can't fly because it's too hot? That's crazy. No, not if you understand the science behind it.

Continue Reading https://www.wired.com

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  • leweb
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    TL, DR: lift is proportional to air density, which is inversely proportional to (absolute) temperature.

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