By: Marshall Manson on April 23, 2007 - 10:23 pm
I’m in 10A, headed west on an A320, when I peer briefly out of of tiny window into the sky beyond. Much to my surprise, I see a fresh contrail, seemingly only feet away, paralleling our course.
I know about highways in the sky and all of that. I also know that contrails can sometimes last for hours. But how close is that plane at the head of the whoa-too-close contrail? And, more importantly, are we gaining on it?
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April 24, 2007 - 12:47 am
I’m jealous! Marshall was on an Airbus A320? Did it have TV screens in the backs of the seats like in the pictures in the link?
My first flight of the day was on a Canadair CJR700 - 70 seat commuter plane. I doubt we left much of a contrail.