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NASA DC-8 Flying Laboratory Spots Unusual Square Iceberg

提交时间：2 年以前

Operation IceBridge, NASA’s longest-running aerial survey of polar ice, flew over the northern Antarctic Peninsula. (aviationbuzzword.com) 更多...

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Dave Rose 2 年以前 1

It’s a rectangle for Christ sakes...

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Dave Fisher 2 年以前 -2

i am embarrassed to share the same name with you.

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Роман Беляков 2 年以前 1

Looks like Noah's ark...

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Dave Fisher 2 年以前 -4

idiot

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D Rotten 2 年以前 -3

And yet, nobody asks WHY it is that NASA is even in the Antarctic!!

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Bruce Atkinson 2 年以前 0

OR,flying a DC-8?

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Jesse Carroll 2 年以前 3

Doing what NASA does!
geeeeeezzzzz this site going to hell...#WALKAWAY dude!

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D Rotten 2 年以前 0

Poor lil Troll! Sounds like you need to get a life! Feel the need to reply to people's comments with your nothing-ness, do ya? Poor thing! Mommy/Daddy didn't give you enough attention?? LOL

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hal pushpak 2 年以前 -9

Ironic that they'd be using an old, polluting four-engined airliner at (inefficient) low altitudes for polar surveys. Must be a legacy flying lab. Nonetheless, it might be interesting to see the (corroborating?) data they gathered over the years..

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Shenghao Han 2 年以前 22

Just in case you didn’t know, the NASA DC-8 is a series 70 DC-8. The “polluting” JT3D was replaced with CFM56B, which are the same engines used on A340 and 737NG. So, there is no cleaner flying 4 engine medium-long range alternative exist, and given DC-8 is smaller than A340, 747 and A380, I think you will agree it will burn less fuel than those.
The DC8 often fly 6-8 hours over arctic seas and Antarctica with no alternative airports nor rescue stations nearby, personally I won’t even risk to fly that long on a twin. Remember when doing Atlantic crossing there are several diversion airports available, when flying over Antarctica... good luck with finding the nearest research station....

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Erik Bruner 2 年以前 2

Thank you, saved me the trouble of typing that out.

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hal pushpak 2 年以前 1

Good to know. Thanks.

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bbabis 2 年以前 15

Flying in that area of the world, I want as many engines as possible.

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James Simms 2 年以前 1

The more engines you have, the merrier

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Jacob Buchanan 2 年以前 -7

Can anyone reply to me just exactly why this is a "good" comment?

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ToddBaldwin3 2 年以前 2

I would say this is a good comment for several reasons. First, the writer simply presented facts, not guesses, suppositions, or assumptions. The facts explained why this aircraft is a good choice. Another reason, and almost more importantly, the writer did so without using invective, personal attacks, or even suggesting that someone might be wrong. It was polite and informative.

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Jacob Buchanan 2 年以前 -4

Can't even edit a post, but it seems like a bunch of shills hover over these buttons more-so than what happens on your average reddit string..

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bigkahuna400 2 年以前 2

These are extremely well maintained as well.

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RECOR10 2 年以前 -3

No matter what. These folks can prove that humans are or are not causing anything other than the depth of the latrine....who again melted the glaciers over the great plains?

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Dave Fisher 2 年以前 -1

troll

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RECOR10 2 年以前 1

You have their proof? What again got the glaciers?

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