Comments on: Plane Wash

By: مركز تحميل

مركز تحميل — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:29:40 +0000

Can we find out an exact date for the imagery?
please

By: Alex Turnbull

Alex Turnbull — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:51:34 +0000

@ padraigl Yes indeed it is Concorde, as mentioned in our Concorde Hunt comments thread. No longer in service.

By: padraigl

padraigl — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:25:02 +0000

Is that a Concorde just to the west sitting on the edge of the runway???
I thought they had all been moth-balled some time ago?

By: Padraigl

Padraigl — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:21:51 +0000

Hmm…..puzzling. De-icing does not take place all over airports. Typically they are isolated spots that planes taxi out to before take-off. They must be close to take-off as there is a time limit between de-icing and take-off. If they miss it they must be re-done. De-icing only takes place in storm conditions and those do not appear to be happening.

I’m thinking that what we may be seeing is a pic following a brief rainstorm. All is now dry except for those spots that were in the shadow of an aircraft. Make sense?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:39:25 +0000

I would have to agree with de-icing solution. A quick look confirms that it is winter(no leaves on the deciduous trees). If it was cold enough to require de-icing I would expect to see steam plumes from chimneys but havent found any yet.

By: Flümo

Flümo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:02:45 +0000

Can we find out an exact date for the imagery?

As those traces are all over the place, I suspect it’s defrosting liquid.

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:34:00 +0000

OK, I’ve just realised the problem with what I just typed. If it was rain obviously it would be wet everywhere! I am an idiot.

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:31:23 +0000

Although, having just typed the above it strikes me that all the ground should be wet! Do they wash the planes all the time then?

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:29:56 +0000

Sorry to be a pedant, but surely rain has left these outlines rather than plane washing, since we can see outlines of planes all over the airport?

By: russ

russ — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:51:48 +0000

could this explain the mystery plane outlines : http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/09/10/mystery-plane-outline/

the plants grow where the water is left behind? i guess that would mean the neatly line up the plans against the outline everytime they wash them. uhm, maybe not.