Forty years ago, the airplanes were using early-generation turbofans and were flying at LOWER ALTITUDES, where the relative humidity was lower. You need to catch up with the times.
High altitudes are dryer than lower altitudes. But the relative humidity is higher and the temperature is COLDER, thus making it difficult for the ice crystals to sublimate. Relative humidity is NOT absolute humidity.
So, yeah. Something changed. Airliners are flying at higher altitudes. And that's all that it is. Nothing to do with Bill Gates or anyone.
That's why you ask questions of people who can give you answers. Don't fly solo in matters of aeronautics and atmospheric physics. (The only thing about advanced turbofans is that they have higher bypass ratios, which make it possible to fly at higher altitudes.)
That's why you ask questions of people who can give you answers.
Not entirely, no. I stated my life experiences and noted that something clearly changed. I didn’t claim that I knew what specifically, but did provide evidence as to why there are strong suspicions.
Even after that, your claim 1. Isn’t known by me yet 2. Doesn’t disprove claims if true, however, it is significant information.
That’s not a knock, I’m grateful for two good pieces of information in this conversation.
Forty years ago, the airplanes were using early-generation turbofans and were flying at LOWER ALTITUDES, where the relative humidity was lower. You need to catch up with the times.
High altitudes are dryer than lower altitudes. But the relative humidity is higher and the temperature is COLDER, thus making it difficult for the ice crystals to sublimate. Relative humidity is NOT absolute humidity.
So, yeah. Something changed. Airliners are flying at higher altitudes. And that's all that it is. Nothing to do with Bill Gates or anyone.
Not all of us are engineers familiar with the finer points of turbofan physics, and go by what we observe and know. 🙃
Thanks for the info! I’m not going to say that rules it out, but it’s worth looking into.
That's why you ask questions of people who can give you answers. Don't fly solo in matters of aeronautics and atmospheric physics. (The only thing about advanced turbofans is that they have higher bypass ratios, which make it possible to fly at higher altitudes.)
Not entirely, no. I stated my life experiences and noted that something clearly changed. I didn’t claim that I knew what specifically, but did provide evidence as to why there are strong suspicions.
Even after that, your claim 1. Isn’t known by me yet 2. Doesn’t disprove claims if true, however, it is significant information.
That’s not a knock, I’m grateful for two good pieces of information in this conversation.