Posted by James Gibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/SKY-ONE-VOLCANIC-ASH-tp1514068p1514072.html

On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:34:34 +0000 (GMT)
Brian Serridge <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Would Sky One be able to fly through volcanic ash without
> the engines clogging up? How about the interceptors?
>

Sky One is essentially a jet fighter I think, so no.

As for the Interceptors - they're designed to fly in the
zero atmosphere of the Moon (somehow). Therefore they
don't rely on sucking air in through an intake; they don't
have jet engines. But I'd suppose that they wouldn't work
in an an atmosphere, anyway.

However as I understand it there are two risks to flying
through a cloud of ash - the first is that the engines
sieze up, and the second is that the cockpit screen becomes
badly abraded to the point that it's opaque.

James