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Every time someone washes their hands in the sink of the leading aircraft the windscreen of the trailing aircraft will get sprayed with water as it vents to the atmosphere through a heated mast.

Accident waiting to happen? Just fly a bit slower and save 5% fuel. 

1 hour ago, jon b said:

Every time someone washes their hands in the sink of the leading aircraft the windscreen of the trailing aircraft will get sprayed with water as it vents to the atmosphere through a heated mast.

I would be more worried about flying that close to the chemtrails. Nasty stuff according to the flat earthers 😀

2 minutes ago, martin-w said:

Accident waiting to happen? Just fly a bit slower and save 5% fuel. 

Time is money in the airline industry, miss a slot with the european compensation rules and you have pretty much have thrown away half a mill.

1 hour ago, Garys said:

Time is money in the airline industry, miss a slot with the european compensation rules and you have pretty much have thrown away half a mill.

 

Plane with 10,000 passengers. Job done. Sorted! 

Now that is something I would love to see