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Facts about Avaiation
There are temperatures too cold to fly in.
While the outside of an aircraft can reach -60 degrees Fahrenheit when it's cruising at 35,000 feet, similar ground temperatures can stop a plane in its tracks. In 2014, when temperatures hit about -47 degrees Fahrenheit at Igarka Airport in Russia, a Tupelov-134 jet's landing gears breaking system actually froze, leading passengers to do their best to help: they actually got out to try to push the 61,640-pound plane.
Facts about Avaiation
There are temperatures too cold to fly in.
While the outside of an aircraft can reach -60 degrees Fahrenheit when it's cruising at 35,000 feet, similar ground temperatures can stop a plane in its tracks. In 2014, when temperatures hit about -47 degrees Fahrenheit at Igarka Airport in Russia, a Tupelov-134 jet's landing gears breaking system actually froze, leading passengers to do their best to help: they actually got out to try to push the 61,640-pound plane.