Commercial airplanes queuing up to land at London Heathrow Airport UK
Without major changes, the current air transportation system will be unable to accommodate the expected increase in demand by 2025. One proposal to address this problem is to use the Global Positioning System to enable aircraft to fly more closely spaced. This approach, however, might be limited by the wake turbulence problem, which can be a safety hazard when smaller aircraft follow relatively larger aircraft too closely.
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Location: London, Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Greg Bajor / Alamy / Afripics
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