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The Dean May 28th 2013 4:10 pm

Global flight paths
 
This looks good - some bloke has plotted all the commercial flights around the world.............. :thumbup:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22657086

OleJanx May 28th 2013 4:40 pm

Re: Global flight paths
 

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 10728865)
This looks good - some bloke has plotted all the commercial flights around the world.............. :thumbup:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22657086

Looks a bit like how I would imagine a neural pathway would look like. It's both fascinating and frightening that there is so much airborn traffic.

mikewot May 28th 2013 5:35 pm

Re: Global flight paths
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1L4GUA8arY

mikewot May 28th 2013 5:44 pm

Re: Global flight paths
 
This is a good one for Europe, all the transatlantic stuff coming our way from about 0400, the main airports waking up at 0700 and constant traffic throughout the day, dying off after the teatime rush.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI4jrAq6idI

shiva May 28th 2013 6:11 pm

Re: Global flight paths
 
Flight radar app and website

mikewot May 28th 2013 6:21 pm

Re: Global flight paths
 
Remember that most of the online sites only track ADS-B equipped aircraft. So roughly 90% of the traffic, if they're squitting.

Meow May 29th 2013 8:16 am

Re: Global flight paths
 

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 10728865)
This looks good - some bloke has plotted all the commercial flights around the world.............. :thumbup:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22657086


It's always a man who has too much time on his hands, isn't it? :lol:

Cool image though.


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