Why Planes Don't Fly Over Tibet

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[@ethanjudson7085]

10 minute video that only took 2 sentences to explain: mountains are too high for planes do de-elevate to 10,000 meters during an emergency, and jet fuel can freeze. I just saved you 10 minutes, you;re welcome

[@UseQPixinDune]

This is why I find channels like real life lore and and infographics show so annoying. Their videos are mostly one guy repeating the same few sentences over and over again and expecting us to stay engaged

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

Thanks, saved me 10 minutes...

[@brubruh8740]

@@UseQPixinDune they probably just like talking and are talkative

[@gillesjoseph1735]

It should read 10,000 feet

[@brunobarbosa1900]

*From 30 000 feet - 9144 meters to 10 000 feet - 3048 meters ! 😉

[@ghostl337]

The real reason is because Tibetan throat singers create soundwaves so strong, they destroy planes.

[@drack6701]

LMAOO

[@bettyjoy326]

Funny

[@eun5oo280]

Makes perfect sense

[@nok9355]

haha i laf so har

[@urigeheadmot1196]

Yes

[@DardanellesBy108]

I’m actually getting a kick out of his turning 5 second answers into 7 minute videos. The graphics are fun to watch, he shares interesting history, and he has a good voice and delivery.

[@freshbeans]

it's like I'm grading his 6th grade essay

[@keanorde]

Yes me to it’s annoying to see so many people say i dont like it but just dont watch then

[@Deere55]

Forty five HHHHUNdred! meters. (That gets on my nerves)

[@stephtwo6273]

1:39

[@chowell1451]

Its KZbin not google

[@jasonthomas16]

Everyone complaining about the length of the video is hilarious. He’s doing more than just telling you simply explaining why planes can’t fly over Tibet. He’s also giving you some history and other interesting facts. I wonder if it everyone that thinks they are special because they could make this video 2 minutes even bothered to watch it. Love this channel

[@totmgsrockxd9900]

Real

[@23236638]

Time to get on Microsoft flight simulator and test this out

[@internetPit]

Tell us how it went 😂

[@CoreRealm]

@@internetPit the same thing as normal flight, rll CLICKBAIT us again

[@wqbb287]

😂

[@Zurtron]

Korlel Asara or its not animated or coded for there to be hurricane level winds constantly?

[@dr1flush]

It doesn't look very good first thing I did was fly north from everest.

[@bryanbluefish6703]

My first thought before watching the video: Mountains is the reason why. *10 minutes later* Mountains

[@KingOfNaraka]

You've just saved me 10 minutes.

[@francisfausto7072]

Same i thought it was mountains

[@jackiechilds8047]

Thank you. Your comment saved me 8 minutes

[@nicknicht]

Tbh, I’m disappointed, I thought there was something more than that. For me it’s too obvious, lol.

[@bbenjoe]

Yeah, bad mountains!

[@IRONHEAD12701]

My uncle used to tell me about our planes flying “Over the hump” during the war. Flying over the Himalayan mountains or Tibetan plateau before cabins were pressurized, the temperature goes to as cold as 40 below zero Fahrenheit

[@jiaweiliu5226]

and -40 fahrenheit is -40 centigrade

[@pamelanessa]

I've been to Tibet. The altitude sickness is terrible. But the view of the snowy mountains from the plane was so beautiful.

[@scubaguy007]

Mountains. That’s all you had to say bro, because of the mountains.

[@fortune3911]

Theres a thing called money which he needs to live and make more videos

[@scubaguy007]

Fortune YT yeah yeah yeah. Mountains. Should have followed my gut and just skipped it, because I was hoping for a Scooby doo mystery reveal.

[@chowking4195]

Yup its bcoz of mountains coz it serve as a big magnet attracting d plane that passes to it. Have to apply d law of physics

[@dezalt]

Can you explain why mountain?

[@scubaguy007]

The obnoxious Because they’re tall and planes flying to them.

[@roboninjasaur6729]

This is the longest and most entertaining way I've heard someone say: "big scary mountains"

[@Green_alpha_o]

I was expacting some magic/scary/hostile area, but then mountains.

[@brank2472]

@@Green_alpha_o Bermuda Triangle but make it on land

[@MirageP911]

Lol

[@matthewomalley340]

Got to get over that 10 minute mark

[@sagazinemtew1851]

Where does it say that? Curious.

[@rattletuber]

I took a flight from Kathmandu to Chengdu, China and I believe we flew over Tibet for a short while as I could see it on the IFE map. I experienced THE worst turbulence of my life and we began to feel the plane would break into pieces. All of it made worse by manic screams from fellow passengers.

[@jovianfour20]

I laughed every time he said " La-Hasa"

[@caradianne]

thank you for saying something, I thought I was crazy

[@michaeledmunds7266]

Pilot: "I know our destination is Kathmandu, but due to an emergency we have to divert.... to Kathmandu."

[@gregorymoore2877]

Isn't that where Bob Seger is going?

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@@gregorymoore2877 I hadn't heard anything like that, but maybe. I'm now imagining a Tibetan version of "Turn the Page", so thanks for that.

[@lookingbehind6335]

Gregory Moore No Bob said if he wanted to stay in a Chinese controlled country, he would just stay in America.

[@i.p.knightly149]

@@gregorymoore2877 He thinks he is.

[@scintillam_dei]

Ponies are for girls.

[@puellanivis]

me: _flying along over the Tibetan plateau in MS Flight Simulator 2020_ ATC: please expedite your descent to 10,000 ft. me: 😐

[@Briggie]

I have flown there to. Yeah little more than bumpy.

[@RootBeerTuna]

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 you can get it through the Xbox game pass, subscribe for $1 for your first month, and you'll have access to it. It is well worth it!

[@ausKira]

RootBeerTuna this is a great option. It’s the full game for $1 first month, then it’s still only $10 per month after the trial and includes a bunch of other MS titles like Forza. So if you would buy 1-2 ms games at least each year it’s well worth it.

[@johannageisel5390]

Well, better fly slalom around the summits then.

[@vgo8337]

Those were the last words

[@abbymonster6509]

To everyone annoyed that he couldve explained this in a few minutes but made a ten minute video: I personally like that he goes in depth into topics, plus he doesn’t have a bad delivery either. Personally I don’t really mind channels like RLL or the infographics show taking up my time by stretching shorter topics into longer videos because I usually have too much time on my hands anyway and I find it more entertaining. Plus that one narrator from the infographics show actually has a nice voice and he’s kind of funny. So no, I don’t really care if a lot of educational videos could’ve been three minutes long as opposed to like ten or fifteen, but that’s just my personal opinion, and if you don’t want your time “wasted” just don’t watch the video :) have a good day

[@the4given196]

Imo most of rlls videos are pretty good because he goes into detail enough for everyone to understand. The problem with this vid is that the explanation is so simple that it could have been a 2 minute video and everyone still would have understood. You can even explain it in a few sentences. The plains don’t fly over Tibet because the high elevation and cold temperatures make the flights dangerous. The high elevation and lack of airports stop planes from following safety procedures during emergencies and the cold air could freeze the plains fuel leading to another dangerous factor. The fast winds over the mountains could also lead to some turbulences.

[@abbymonster6509]

@@the4given196 yeah I understand that, I mean I didn’t even watch the video after seeing the comments

[@doudeau1988]

Your comment bored me even more than the video

[@zHydro12]

And he needs money

[@cornonthecob644]

same! I love how In depth RLL and the infographics show go.

[@petermagan6912]

People living next to an airport: I NEED TO LIVE HERE

[@LewisPalmer1234]

Relatable

[@SorenCowellShah]

He missed his chance at 7:47 to say only -40°, since that’s the one temperature that’s the same in both systems.

[@ploppyjr2373]

Soren Cowell-Shah yep

[@KrisArruda]

And to spell Celsius correctly. 🙈

[@SorenCowellShah]

Kris Arruda lol, didn’t even notice that

[@adityajain2106]

Awesome comment

[@loraxiumus8948]

What about Kelvin?

[@EconomicsExplained]

I love the cute little shaky "!" very endearing for our doomed plane

[@pranavkondapalli9306]

hey ee!

[@boomspdool]

Imagine ! Being the last thing you see

[@subscribefornoreason1561]

Cool

[@neptune1525]

Interesting.... 😒

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

Hi boi

[@citizensays6438]

By far one of my favorite KZbin channels. Thanks for all you do.

[@izenabizenak3673]

been on flight from beijing to lhasa stopping in chengdu on a clear winter morning. the flight was uneventful and the view from cabin over the terrain of tibetan plateau was spectacular. however, a flight over himalayas could be a different story. Lhasa is not that high altitude at only ~3,600, but it preprared me well for a future trip to survive la paz of bolivia at 4,000m. luckily no altitude sickness.

[@MrNoob411]

“Why Planes Don’t Fly Over Tibet” .... cause mountains 🏔

[@clyu3946]

It costs 10 minutes to explain that … That's how KZbin channels works. LOL

[@MrNoob411]

Leonard Lee IKR 😂

[@supravatsarkar4090]

@@clyu3946 ikr

[@chillinwithlu2557]

@@SoloLevellor fr? KZbin police? 😂

[@maxfaust4494]

@@clyu3946 Not everyone would just like someone to say "its because there are mountains" in a short explanation. Some people prefer longer explanations, more indepth, more information than just "mountains."

[@joewilson4740]

My guy stretched this out more than my English writing exam

[@Local_commentor]

Ad revenue I'mma dislike this crap

[@thaimapping]

@@Local_commentor you gotta do what you gotta do

[@ryan_765]

@@Local_commentor atleast they are knowledgeable and want to share said knowledge, you on the other hand are disliking a video with effort just because it stretches out a bit (so the creator can make a living)

[@Local_commentor]

@@ryan_765 let's be honest we all know the reason why planes don't fly over himalayas we all know

[@johnapple6646]

@@Local_commentor i genuinely forgot the himalayas are over there so you know this video helped

[@caleb_brewerr]

I’ve been to Tibetan Plateau we went to Lijiang, lived in a tiny village about half an hour away, we got to ride on Yaks, climbed the Jade Dragon Mountain, go to a Buddhist Monastery and meet monks and were exposed to meet on of the Dalai Lama but the government was coming so we had to leave, then we also taught science in a tiny school in the middle of no where village in the mountains we were staying at.

[@richardljy]

You convinced me with these two reasons: difficult to land in case of emergency and the turbulence. I think the turbulence you mentioned can be caused by the air upward motion of diverted by the mountain and by convection which is also enhanced by the mountain. However, you said the fuel will freeze if they flight over Tibet didn't convince me. Since plan flight over 10km above, the temperature at that level is already very low. At that level, the temperature over Tibet is similar to other places at the similar latitude.

[@PrittyM]

🤓

[@coolguy3848]

This man has the ability to turn 3 min video into a 10 min one

[@fluffehpancakes1102]

fax

[@adilperdana4509]

No, 5 sec video into 10 min

[@ima.m.1658]

I like that he goes in depth on topics

[@whatthesigmaaa769]

So he gets ad exhange or what ever its called again at least something with ads

[@amberlee787]

@@adilperdana4509 Configured into 5 seconds, the video would probably be "Mountains, no can fly" and an about 3-2 seconds long outro.

[@VolpeWhereAreYou]

I was waiting for him to say there's dragons on the roof of the plateau that love to eat airplanes

[@SweetSourPickle]

Lol

[@mathanmimarchang8510]

😂

[@abhinavsingh8805]

Volpe where are you??

[@renytentoea657]

what has quarantine done to you mate?

[@FELONIOUSBOLUSS]

he is hiding the truth from us

[@mamuana2006]

Great video as always! I've seen the peaks of Mt. Everest and Lhotse from a plane's window as the captain announced the peaks were clearly visible on the left side of the plane when I took New Delhi - Guwahati flight at 5 in the morning. To see the whole range of the Himalaya was a sight I would cherish forever, it was magnificent to think that we were flying above 30,000 ft high and just on the side was that snow covered peaks sitting there like a wall!

[@rhynoman2561]

I call malarkey, dangerous because of rock throwing Yetties.

[@rr7firefly]

My cousin Loraine dated a Yeti when she was in college. On one date he showed her what was under his furry coat. That was the beginning of her stuttering, which she has never gotten over.

[@rhynoman2561]

@@rr7firefly Damn Yetties 🤣

[@jonzo22]

This video is like when you change "possibly" to "within the realms of possibility"

[@Cyzs66]

Fire comment.

[@gray1319]

This comment is amazing lmfao help 💀

[@gytoser801]

hencefort i am unable to can

[@WuffiePhoenix]

It's within the realms of possibility, but possibility does Not mean definitly, so it also could Work, but maybe.

[@SacsachCCABP]

*The binary digit display video that is mentioned in a specific context here displays the annoyance of changing a simple word similar to “possibly” and then modifying it until it is in some sort of expanded form of the same context, like “within the realms of possibility.”

[@2MeterLP]

"Sir, over 500 planes have crashed on this route, should we do this a different way?" "No, send more planes!"

[@kimbyrd2298]

LOL, That's the Pentagon.

[@nasiaking]

Unless Allies wins the war, this would be lost of liives for nothing.

[@withpikachu2402]

That was WW1 strategy.

[@iamsky3008]

That was hitler WWII

[@blueeye2281]

"This enraged his father, who punished him severely"

[@bobbobson4069]

The reason why I subscribed is that this series of KZbin videos is very well researched. You can see that a lot of preparatory work has gone into this. Well done!

[@sergeprodhomme5117]

Very interesting video. Thank you a lot and huge congratulations!

[@warfjm]

Wendover: "Identity theft is not a joke, Joe! Millions of families suffer every year!"

[@WorivpuqloDMogh]

Hey! Thats my profile picture lol I thought i was looking at my own comment 🤣

[@oleanderkazzy_]

Free Tibet

[@jasonremy1627]

Damnit. You beat me to the same joke by five hours.

[@FoodGrab]

Hey thats from office

[@ryanramjattan8714]

Probably just me who knows, odd1sout?

[@jovsdimacali6193]

"5 times the size of France" hmmm yes but how many Toyota Corollas???

[@emilmuhrman]

148 billion

[@Ethan-bm4rl]

@@emilmuhrman correction 148,639,532,957.1, or you could just say 148,639,532,957 give or take a few because a calculator rounds at like 12 digits.

[@Ethan-bm4rl]

639,532,957 corrolas is a difference of $12,806,647,463,925 so it's a big deal.

[@MischievousMoth]

Why are we using france as a mesurment??? I thought that was Americas thing of using whatever the fuck they can whilst fucking over the metric system-??

[@thatdude9091]

@@MischievousMoth probably because literally *anything* is better then the imperial system. Including france.

[@anambagang172]

It's an immense pleasure to come across this video as I have heard stories from my Village people about finding remnants from the US aircraft and also one of my brother lead the US team to the site of the remnants

[@JamesLee-yw8hk]

Took a Singapore Air flight from Singapore to Moscow. Flew right next to K2 and this was right at sunrise. Woke up thought that was a cloud about to clip the right wing then realized not a cloud but a huge mountain. Let me tell you this is not like flying over the Rocky Mountains in the U.S.. Sights I will never forget and we had zero turbulence.

[@joefriday8607]

In 1999 I took a flight from Munich to Hong Kong and we did fly over the Himalayas but I can assure you that it was the most bumpy ride I ever had in my entire life and up to this day! The violent turbulence lasted for hours. It felt like the plane would disintegrate at high altitude and mind you, it was night time, we could not even see anything outside. One of most scary experience ever.

[@maiden5427]

@Das Messer he said in 1999

[@terr1x-161]

@Das Messer er hat 1999 gesagt

[@cedricvillani8502]

I had the same experience flying to Mars and back, so I know how you feel.

[@rohzpopper4922]

So that's why

[@wei4296]

@@cedricvillani8502 you have the same name with a mathematician.

[@largamau]

"You cant fly here because its dangerous." Me playing Microsoft Flight Simulator: "Hold my beer."

[@jadenhernandez5109]

that makes no sense -_-

[@largamau]

@@FishbedFive Mobile games are dumb and stupid

[@scarletevans4474]

"Dangerous? Maybe you just don't fly high enough." Proceeds with Kerbal Space Program

[@largamau]

@comrades Nguyen you are vietnamese most of you dont even own a PC and only play that shitty mobile game FREEFIRE lol

[@Coolence_]

@comrades Nguyen you play on mobile go back playing on your calculator

[@pabloperez456]

I love how the letter a changes it sound in english aviation turns into "eviation", flag turns into "fleg", and also the e turns into a like neck=nack quite funny

[@Etpsenior7ohFoe]

Thanks for the random history lesion tho; randomly ended up in my suggestions on not cause I’m high af, I stayed and watched it all lol 😂

[@rohanupadhyay127]

Why planes dont fly above Tibet? Lemme save you 10 minutes Because of the Himalayas.

[@redbluesandmoons7478]

I thought it was the genocides

[@willumpfirst904]

Red Blues China did kill millions and destroyed thousands of monasteries leaving less than 10 monasteries after Chinese communist invasion in the 1950.

[@randomnessrules4971]

@@redbluesandmoons7478 Which is why planes never fly over Germany. Wait...

[@randomnessrules4971]

@@willumpfirst904 Not millions. There wouldn't be any Tibetans left.

[@edgelord8337]

The sadness of the internet. A joke comment that eventually turns into a thread of arguing people thinking that youtube comments are going to change anything instead for fueling hate amongst people who don't know each other.

[@richardlandrum1966]

-40°Celsius is -40°Fahrenheit I love that fact.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

That makes life suddenly much easier

[@ketchup143]

and fahrenheit temperatures get smaller than celsius temperatures for the first time once u get below -40.

[@FNeway]

(C/5)= (F-32)/9. Do the maths to change fahrenehit to Celsius and vice versa.

[@richardlandrum1966]

@@FNeway honestly I prefer just knowing key data points and using that to estimate. -40=-40 Water freezes at 0°c (32°f) Average body temp is 98.6°f (37°c) Water boils (at sea level) at 100°c (212°f) Those 4 points easily illustrate the difference in scale and allows you to quickly infer an approximation to the other system.

[@richardlandrum1966]

@Luca Damian yes.....really

[@farnamsafarzadeh3396]

Save your self 10 minutes , it’s because of the mountains

[@BrattNoah]

Due it its high altitude and harsh weather conditions in that region it is impossible for planes to fly over in tibet but however there is an airport in the capital of Tibet

[@SirijusS]

I would just like to add a few things: 1. The freezing point of Jet A, the fuel used almost exclusively in the USA, is -40, however the most common fuel in the world, Jet A1 freezes at -47 (the same as Chinese jet fuel, ‘No 3 Jet Fuel’). Russia and some CIS countries use TS-1, with a freezing point of -50 Celsius. 2. Friction with air particles causes a ram rise in the aircraft temperature, which depends on the aircraft speed. At Mach 0.84, a typical speed for a Boeing 747, the ram air rise is approximately 10 degrees, meaning that for Jet A to freeze, you need to be flying in -50 or colder, or -57 for Jet A1. 3. Edited: As noted by a few commenters, these low temperatures are normal. However, especially further away from the Poles, you will only really find them at high levels. In my personal experience, it is also relatively uncommon to encounter such temperatures for long enough to cause concern, except on Northerly routes in winter; normally descending a plane just a few thousand feet (or, sometimes, climbing) solves the issue. The flight will be planned with these temperatures in mind, and, if your aircraft is susceptible to low fuel temperature, you will be planned below your optimum altitude in warmer air. Some aircraft are equipped with means to heat the fuel in the tanks, mitigating the problem. Also, the fuel takes hours to cool down, even in this cold atmosphere, as normally you will uplift warmer fuel from your departure aerodrome. 4. In the event of an engine failure, any commercial turbine aircraft will be able to maintain a much higher altitude than 10000ft, often higher than 25000ft. In case of a decompression, 14000ft is sufficient . However, in either case, you need to have a safe escape route and I’m quite sure you will struggle to find one in this area. Hope someone finds this interesting ;-) Edit: I corrected the statement where I previously said that such low temperatures are uncommon. Also, I added a comment about some aircraft being able to heat the fuel in the tanks.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

interisting

[@mighty5906]

He also missed out the fact that anti-ice is a thing ;P

[@ecogreen123]

dam interesting stuff.

[@moldveien1515]

if the avarage hight of the plataeu is 14000ft being able to fly 14000ft for decompression doesnt help, as at that point you are rolling on road, not flying in the air.

[@nickhoagland6568]

It took me 3 reads to comprehend it all. Thanks so much for posting ! I feel smarter now 😊

[@F15ElectricEagle]

The reason? Yetis. They like to throw rocks at passing airplanes.

[@abdullahjatt3681]

Underrated comment

[@F15ElectricEagle]

@@abdullahjatt3681 - Thanks, but I think the levitating monks comment by "Bor Eenpis" was better. Can you imaging being the poor pilot who is minding his own business while flying a 747 and suddenly have an enlightened monk appear in front of the plane's windshield?

[@royk7712]

chinese cultivator shooting down airplane because its noisy when they are meditating

[@laurelwood8750]

To funny.

[@fortune3911]

Hah lol

[@KapteinFruit]

The second I heard about the tall mountains I knew it had to be because of wind being deflected upwards. The cold temps I didnt think of at first.

[@Guangrui]

the flights nicknamed "camel peaks" in WWII were indeed among the most frightening ones in aviation history, near the end the pilots were using the debrises all the way along the route as guidance beacons, kind of

[@anja.kuhelj]

Me: How old is your child? Normal people: 3.5 years RealLifeLore: 42 months!

[@vinchin8486]

I’d be more amazed with 42 months then 3.5 years

[@danielwatts7375]

I recently turned 504 months old. I’m so happy!

[@vinchin8486]

Daniel Watts I was just about to say 15,000 months is about 1,200 years

[@danielwatts7375]

@@vinchin8486 Yeah, I accidentally did days instead of months. Or...as Yoda said "When 900 years you reach, look as good, you. Will. Not." 😁

[@johncarroll4730]

Never lose your inner child keep your innocence

[@vc8160]

In summary, and without watching, it’s called mountainous terrain at high altitude. Not safe if a aircraft has an engine failure or depressurises!

[@halleffect5439]

Basicly the Bermudatriangle for planes.

[@Neyobe]

Ty

[@kokim4209]

Thanks. I was gonna waste my 10 minutes 🙄

[@doot4318]

Thanks man. You’re a lifesaver

[@saw9634]

Thank you, now I dont have to watch a 10 minute video

[@hinduskigaandchodo336]

Fun fact: When Bangladesh was part of Pakistan, Planes from these two region had to fly to Indian ocean in south since India banned their airspace and Tibet wasn't a possible route as told in this video

[@actuallystop]

why are you anti lgbtq

[@actuallystop]

@Kya baat kar rahe yes

[@MohamadZadeh]

🤮🤮🤮

[@hinduskigaandchodo336]

@@actuallystop Because I'm a moral person

[@TheShadowfurier]

@@hinduskigaandchodo336 don't want to be an ass but, why do you think calling yourself this name makes you moral?

[@keynotepablo3524]

i thought it was due to the sheer power of the vibrations/force of their throat singers

[@sanzar4540]

Me: "It's time to sleep" KZbin recommendation: "do you wonder why airplane don't fly above Tibet?"

[@ThisStandard]

😅 It's happened to me.

[@kigyozogyurcsanyferenc2133]

Its literally 2am and im watching this

[@kleo5696]

@@kigyozogyurcsanyferenc2133 welp

[@Thebigboy641]

Me: “no, but now yes.”

[@chrislane3078]

Hahaha that's why I'm watching this

[@Landrisslg]

"Because mountains." 10 minutes to say 2 words must be some kind of record.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

Lol. I believe there's a minimum required number of minutes for a video to be qualified to earn a corresponding amount of ad money. It's kinda impractical to put a 1 minute ad on a 30 second video.

[@dani-rl9rk]

@@johnlloyddy7016 yeah but it could easily be less than 10 minutes and at least 5 minutes

[@lyianx]

Planes fly over mountains all the time. So that isnt quite enough of an explanation. He had to explain why 'these mountains in particular' are more dangerous than others we can fly over.

[@storm14k]

@@lyianx that's how folks are today though. Two word explanations is all they can stand. People don't really want to know anything anymore. Watched a vid where an issue of rain, poor drainage an attempt to soak up moisture with salt and a freak hot weather ruining a tennis court equated to "blue clay bad".

[@AbdiRobhani]

I'm glad to stumble upon this comment after watching the videos for 4 seconds.. don't have to waste my time here anymore 😄

[@KeemBeckford]

I love these videos !

[@powpowpow9743]

I like how this video includes both geography and history

[@KC-bi9jw]

I once took a flight from New York to Beijing fly over the North Pole (not exactly, but we were close). It was awesome to see the frozen tundra, and then into Siberia where it was all frozen rivers. And I was thinking, man it would suck to crash here!

[@alb12345672]

Polar Bears look up in the sky saying "Someday!"

[@nycbass78]

Lol ,even if you survived,did you really??😂

[@anypercentdeathless]

@@nycbass78 Lol. (You have the punctuation of a psychopath, or a four-year-old.)

[@linustehminus]

@@nycbass78 How does caring about punctuations make him a psychopath? Where tf is the correlation!?

[@nycbass78]

@@linustehminus where’s the correlation about his original assertion?

[@Ghost0465-1]

RLL: Why planes don’t fly over Tibet Experienced pilot: *Reasons*

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Says it all doesn’t it☺️

[@generalw420l8]

When i looked it up there were at least 3 planes in that exact area at that moment

[@betzalelfonteijn6106]

This seems like a design challenge. Redesign the fuel tanks for insulation and heating, increase the passenger emergency air supply by a factor of ten, and make the plane massive. Does inertia help to ignore turbulence? Or maybe antennae to measure turbulence 100 metres ahead of the aeroplane and correct for it. Some other methods?

[@EIBBOR2654]

During WWII, the Pilots flying the Supplies into China, called that area "The Hump". As I remember reading, most of the supplies being flown over the Hump were going to Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's Flying Tigers (AVG) Group, that desperately needed supplies in the early part of the war. But they were also supplying the Chinese Military and other groups, like the 341st Bomb Group. Losses were heavy and estimates vary between 468 and 600 plus airplanes (the AAF did not record every crash), but the more probable estimate is 590 aircraft lost along with 1,314 crewmen. Some 1,171 men who after surviving crash landings and bailouts walked out to safety; 345 men were declared missing. Many of the aircraft and the aircrews have never been recovered. One of the Pilots that started out flying supplies over the Hump was Robert L Scott. He eventually flew with the Flying Tigers. He is the Author of the book "God is my Copilot" and several other books. Scott retired from the USAF in 1957 at the rank of Brigadier General. In 1980 Scott, at the age of 72, walked the entire Great Wall of China, 1,900 miles in 94 days. His books are good reading. Men like Gen Scott should never be forgotten.

[@mclyte20]

God Is My Co-Pilot is also a 1945 movie based on Robert L Scotts book.

[@EIBBOR2654]

@@mclyte20 Yes I saw the original movie and I agree it is good. I got to meet Robert Scott in the late 1960's when I was a kid and he signed his book for me. The Flying Tigers and all those that fought in WWII were all hero's of mine and I think I read every book about WWII they printed. "God is My Copilot" was on of those books. They inspired my long career in the USAF. I never became the pilot I wanted to be, but I got to work on the aircraft. But I must admit the book is better than the movie and has more details. There are many movies that were made from books written by those that actually did the deeds. But the movies always seem to leave stuff out due to production costs or they don't think it is important or for other reasons. That or they add stuff in that didn't happen to appeal to a larger audience. They add things like love stories or female encounters of some kind to appeal to woman for example. To a point I can understand that as it is the bottom line the movie companies are aiming for. The most profit they can get. That was the older films, today they don't have the writers, depend on action scenes too much, actors are more like adult children that have never served in the military, act like they are playing some video game, are too PC, must be inclusive to everyone and push some kind of agenda. So basically, with extremely few exceptions, films today just suck. They call it artistic license.

[@mclyte20]

@@EIBBOR2654 I'm no where near as old as you are but I enjoy learning, reading and watching books, movies and documentaries about the aeronautical history of WW1 and WW2, the fighting aviator pilot aces and all the unique aircrafts that participated in the two wars different campaign theatres throughout the world along with being interested in all periods of world history in general. I agree , that the majority of todays actors don't hold a candle to the actors of the "golden era," of the movie industry. The actors of today feel unrelatable and cold in which you don't have any commonality or feeling for in comparison to actors from the past. All I can do as a young individual is just recognize these differences in time periods from the time that I live in now and be thankful for the modern conveniences that I have access to but at the same time appreciate peoples lives and experiences from the past because they were just people like my-self. At the end of the day I do have to exist in this modern world along side the PC cancel culture and immature adult children that society seems to create and foster now and that you write about in your response. However, that doesn't mean I lose my-self to what is considered normal today. Navigating it but not being "apart," of the mentality is the key. In regards to the book, usually the novels that movies are adapted from, do hold more details and are better than the films. But that's because movies in general are for entertainment purposes and very rarely are better than the books. The books are for people with a genuine desire to research and understand in greater detail certain events and people of the past more thoroughly.

[@ratto751]

Looks like real life lore is trying to become more like Wendover productions. Even he started talking about planes.

[@bvedant]

RLL is way less insufferable than Bendover

[@ashishpradhan636]

I wonder why the last 2 Wendover don't have any Aircraft reference...

[@anasomari2469]

I love your videos

[@Walter-Black-]

thx-

[@kemcarenatural]

Thank you for this info never knew of this before now

[@LauraPFan]

"If you've made it this far into watching, you probably never want to hear the word 'plateau' again"

[@hexagon_1]

hear

[@LauraPFan]

@@hexagon_1 Where?

[@HJBounell]

@@LauraPFan we get it. You can't be bothered with smarts.

[@LauraPFan]

Actually, it's people with no sense of humor that I can't be bothered with.

[@rawnature8148]

Never heard plateau but did hear platoooo a lot.

[@andredingstertsao]

His pronunciation of Lhasa and Kula Lumpur is killing me

[@takashi.mizuiro]

ye

[@daveolifent4477]

Not to mention his pronouciation of Urumqi, Xining and Almaty

[@jlzhao]

His pronunciation of Lhasa is probably more correct

[@SahyuSoley]

so? i want to see you pronounce things that arent in your mother language.

[@ankyfire]

@@daveolifent4477 yeah those were terrible! I don’t expect him to learn perfect pronunciation but how difficult is it to check basic pronunciation on. Wikipedia?

[@ketchupinpasta1392]

1:13 stopped the video and just googled it instead. Thanks for saving my time, great vid

[@rajatyadav4007]

I see how you subtly called Taipei international to China @ 3:49

[@GALLVS]

This guy had to extend this video like i do with my assignment to meet the word count

[@freyawion5337]

"Huge uninhabited plateau" Did you just describe northern and northeastern Russia as a whole?

[@cs40660]

theres only the north Siberian/Putorana plateau? what s bad attempt at a joke

[@KokoroKatsura]

a n i m e n i m e

[@chreddy2167]

@ᴇᴢᴇᴄʀɪs 305 Kamchatka, chukotka etc are there which aren't even connected by road..

[@aaronsamadi133]

We’ll consider all the reasons and factors you mentioned as well but it’s just because of the mountains

[@flipteezy]

I appreciate the background and context they go into because if the answer was in 2 sentences or 17seconds I'm sure the same people would complain that the video was too short and why even make a video.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

In WWII they called that "the Hump". So flying over the hump was a long and grueling mission and they used to put a camel emblem to show you had flown over the hump. (on the B29s)

[@gregorymoore2877]

Most popular day to fly over "the Hump?" Wednesday.

[@scintillam_dei]

They would also smoke cigs so the Camel brand was born. Doctors used to recommend smoking. People believed them just like they believe vaccine drug dealers now.

[@chrisjoshua69420]

@@scintillam_dei umm dude?

[@scintillam_dei]

@@chrisjoshua69420 Doctors are drug dealers because they sell drugs. Truth hurts?

[@lol-mv6ip]

SCINTILLAM DEI Pharmacists: ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU?

[@saycheese9944]

Real life lore : upload video about flights Wendover production : stay out of my Territory

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

I thought the same :)

[@JohnSmith-dd8bf]

The god emperor doesn't like intruders in his palace.

[@rvierra7235]

Interesting postn great info. Never knew the history behind this.👍✈️🛩

[@AcidMushTV]

“Want to get enlightened in the middle of nowhere?”

[@birdnerd9437]

I love random comments from "history of the entire world i guess" on videos

[@AcidMushTV]

@Bird Nerd It’s not actually random, that’s what bill wurtz said about tibet

[@rseyedoc]

Thats the best kind of place to get enlightened.

[@ferrjuan]

Well at least I’m gonna fly over Tibet in Flight Stimulator!

[@johannapfelburg6286]

Nothing like stimulating yourself over Tibet

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Tibet: Where you’re always in the Mile High Club.

[@Species-lj8wh]

@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar without leaving the ground.

[@umeshp1504]

i few over tibet in a flight simulation too!

[@blagoevski336]

@Marius S same 😂

[@oliverplayz7414]

The fast reason is because Everest is in Tibet and it can get very cold so the engine will freeze. And because of emergency's they can't get lower because of the mountains.

[@detromitor3165]

Me: Had no clue planes didn't fly over Tibet *reads title* Also me: Ah yes, Ive always wondered this

[@kimbyrd2298]

LOL

[@Homeschoolsw6]

" Why Planes Don't Fly Over Tibet " They saw that Soccer movie once.

[@aliaseau-vive2699]

Oh shit that’s some old reference

[@EthanBobby-gx3vn]

f-o-o-t-b-a-l-l do i have to spell it out to you?

[@camdos3326]

That one where they basically have like superhuman kicks?

[@Homeschoolsw6]

@@EthanBobby-gx3vn Thank you for caring.

[@EthanBobby-gx3vn]

@@Homeschoolsw6 sorry i came across a bit rude didnt i...

[@bionicguna]

Reason: Lord Shiva didn't want flights to fly over his home and disturb his meditation, it's not a curse.

[@karenatha7890]

Flew or drove over the Andes so many weekends of my childhood. Big mountains. Ears pop. Tummy churns. Headache. Beautiful though... I miss mountains now.

[@anuragpendyala5905]

After reading the title, I expected it to be a collaboration with Wendover

[@Racko.]

Same

[@miliv3426]

7:47 temperatures like that are rare. Canada and Antartica: Are we a joke to you?

[@cristivali5787]

u forgot Russia

[@miliv3426]

@@cristivali5787oh crap I forgot, oymyakon in Siberia russia has temperatures during winter -50 °C

[@centauria9122]

You've forgot Alaska as well, I've visited Alaska 3 times and I can safely tell you that -40°F/C is really cold. Any lower than the ones I've experienced, visiting or living, you've gained my respect.

[@miliv3426]

@@centauria9122 yeah I know I gave Canada and Antarctica as examples of cold places. Alaska is pretty dang cold but not as cold as Antarctica.

[@JennWanderer]

We sometimes get a solid month of that temperature lmao, love it when my nose and eyes freeze shut

[@rockeastwood]

La"hahahaha"sa :) Great info. But Silent H! Keep 'em coming.

[@TheWoodWorkingPilot]

Great video. Tomorrow I'm going to cross the Tibetan Plateau via the L888 route

[@gauravnegi4312]

I wonder that MS Flight Simulator 2020 simulates all of these 4 situations exactly as hey are.

[@indeterminate4794]

You wont see the japanese gunning you down haha

[@octoriagaming1277]

Me: RLL, do planes fly over Tibet RLL: Well yes but actually no.

[@monkeygaming2841]

"its a bird! its a plane!" "whats a plane?"

[@mvrrko]

why are people hating on him for stretching his videos? it‘s not like he doesn‘t try to make the video interesting or anything.

[@ha690]

Not trying to nitpick but Lhasa is pronounced as “Lah-Sah” instead of “Lah-Ha-Sah”.

[@747captain]

What they said...

[@schlaackmusic]

I was actually curious how that was supposed to be pronounced. Thank you!

[@ChoCoMoCo69]

M North Indian lives near Tibetan border and we still calls it Tibet and Pronounce Lhasa like that LahSah.

[@kreb6083]

Its cryptic form of divine

[@PatPlayMC]

.

[@twentyseven2948]

Love your channel, but the capital of Tibet is pronounced "Lasa", not "Lahasa".

[@jimsyounteen2537]

yap''Bro u r rite,,' LHASA''' in Tibetan ..'''Land of God'',,,( LHA)- means Gods. ( SA )- means Land'''

[@ryanlogan7330]

took me years to differentiate the pronunciation between Lha and La

[@jockrot-fixit719]

Koala lompar

[@apiee6241]

@pảri' cant be.. china has killed millions of innocent Tibetans just to take over their land. Tibet needs freedom

[@domsnow6418]

„Luh-hasa“ 🤣

[@ll-bb8td]

I like your new videos 😉

[@bobtheslayer561]

video: planes don't fly over tibet me: yeah, isn't there tall mountains there

[@nischalshrestha9711]

Man, I never thought about that. As someone who lives in Nepal and studies in China, next time I am taking the direct flight to Chengdu, which flies via Tibetan plateau... Let's just say.... I now have funny story to share mid flight.

[@shuangwu7659]

I'm Chengdu citizen,welcome

[@itto1282]

Isn’t KZbin banner in China.

[@Stettafire]

@@itto1282 VPN, dude. VPNs don't "keep you safe online" but they are good for getting around blocks. The legality of doing so is questionable, so I don't endorse it.

[@zumis1011]

@@Stettafire yeah but it's Chinese law so if you think you can get away with it, do it.

[@AlvinSeville1]

The studies were on the Himalayas weren't they?

[@johnneville403]

I flew from a city in China into Tibet. It's the only time in my life when the plane I was on had to turn round and go back to its original airport. The turbulence was utterly insane.

[@Dackered]

that's a pretty bad pilot for sure

[@RealMysticalMan]

I want to go to Tibet. How's a good way to get there?

[@binteliya9598]

@@RealMysticalMan Firstly fly to Xining City in Qinghai Province, then take Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

[@RealMysticalMan]

@@binteliya9598 Thank you.

[@tforaodg]

@@Dackered Actually, that pilot must be a smart pilot. Never risk people's lives if you are a good pilot.

[@adriandunne4382]

Aircraft which fly over high mountains or very remote areas have passenger oxygen systems which use compressed oxygen in cylinders, which can supply all passengers for a long period; almost all four-engine aircraft have these systems with cylinder supplies for both flight crew and passengers. Alternative systems include liquid oxygen and oxygen concentrators, both of which, in the West, are mainly used for military aircraft, air ambulances and executive jets. Aircraft with chemical generators are used only where it is possible to descend to 10,000 feet and to reach an alternative airport flying at that altitude.

[@sergeysmotraev9361]

Sorry to say fellas, but low temperature and fuel freezing risk is not a valid argument. Quite the opposite it is rather warm at altitudes of 30.000 feet to have only -40C. I am a frequent flyer (or rather used to be before covid) and I always keep track of flying conditions. Most routinely I observed temperatures well below -50C, and oftentimes in the range -60..-65C. I would ask the author of the clip to review the content. All modern jets are equipped to heat up jet fuel by capturing some heat from the engines (thru FRTT valves)

[@economicsinaction]

1:24 Mentions "wasteland" then precedes to mention "France" **"Everyone liked that"**

[@Ponanoix]

why tho

[@cameroonemperor755]

*Laughs in British

[@muntherdoesstuff9615]

French people : Viva la gulliotine

[@sriyasodharmma4021]

Surrenderland.

[@cameroonemperor755]

@@sriyasodharmma4021 guys, we have a comedy genuis!