How do you land a 265-ton cargo plane on pure ice?
Last Updated: 4 months ago
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How do you land a 265-ton cargo plane on pure ice? Welcome to Antarctica’s Blue Ice Runway. No asphalt. No concrete. Just 400 meters of solid frozen water — strong enough to support a C-17. But there’s a catch. If the aircraft sits too long, the hot tires can melt the surface… and the plane can slowly sink. Aviation doesn’t stop for weather. It adapts. ✈️ TheAeroGraphyOfficial — real aviation engineering explained daily.
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