Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoHow can an airplane hit -47°c (-52°f) temperatures while flying over Southern Florida?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down16
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareHow can an airplane hit -47°c (-52°f) temperatures while flying over Southern Florida?Jo Miran@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoI was once on a fancy airliner that had readouts on the seat backs. One thing you could see was temperature. I believe it was -175F or so. This was also over Florida BTW. Only reason I know about this!
minus-squareHacksaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s an erroneous readout. Modern aircraft have various limits on air temperature, but none in the negative triple digits.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYou’re right! Looks like it’s more like -70F at 36,000 feet.
I was once on a fancy airliner that had readouts on the seat backs. One thing you could see was temperature. I believe it was -175F or so. This was also over Florida BTW. Only reason I know about this!
That’s an erroneous readout. Modern aircraft have various limits on air temperature, but none in the negative triple digits.
You’re right! Looks like it’s more like -70F at 36,000 feet.