return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 days ago127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecastabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down112
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minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down1·7 days 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-squareBigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·7 days 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.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down2·7 days 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-up5arrow-down1·7 days 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-up27·7 days agoAir’s too thin, can’t get enough lift.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoAnd the engines can’t make the power.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·7 days agoYeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like… Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha
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’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.
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
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