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The Something Awful Forums > Archives > Comedy Goldmine > The Goodmine > Another 777 crashed you probably knew someone on it
 
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Feb 6, 2007

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Powershift posted:

Why don't planes travel in packs like geese?

like if there are 10 planes going to europe within 20 minutes, why don't they get into a big V, and alternate who leads so they all save fuel and stuff, then when something goes wrong, they can immediately radio in "plane 6 just hosed off into the ocean, better send a boat".

There have actually been experiments done about "buddy system" flying to save fuel by slipstreaming each other but AFAIK nothing's ever come of it. It is possible to get a healthy conversation going over ATC radio in heavily trafficked airways I guess.

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