News: Volcanoes Bad For Airplanes

Aratzio wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:23:49 -0500, in
alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, Tim Weaver
bloviated:

Aratzio wrote:

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:12:42 -0500, in
alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, Tim Weaver
bloviated:

Blanche wrote:

Yes, the rocks are a problem. But more critical is the ash floating
in the atmosphere. The Navy did a study back in the 70s and discovered
that the ash completely fouled all mechanical equipment - car & truck
engines in particular. They had to be completely stripped down and
cleaned before usable.
Why would any of this be of interest to the military? Don't they just
hold a gun over their heads while running for a couple of hours, then
call it a day?
You are confusing the USAF with the military.
Which is part of the military. Sheesh...

Only in the sense that they are under the DoD. Imagining that the USAF
runs around with guns is just silly.


http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...w/1281461.html

Tell that to these guys.