X-Plane. Crossing the 'Hump' in an overloaded C-47. Height of mountains 14,000 ft. Height of aircraft, 15,000 ft, so I made it, though at that altitude and weight my rate of climb was marginal.
Other than the poor climb rate, not a difficult trip, even when navigating by old-fashioned map-and-eyeball (GPS would be cheating). Much harder for those who had to do the real thing though:
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Other than the poor climb rate, not a difficult trip, even when navigating by old-fashioned map-and-eyeball (GPS would be cheating). Much harder for those who had to do the real thing though:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_HumpThe Assam-Kunming route...[was situated]...in the middle of...three Eurasian air masses that were stirred and conflated by the presence of the Himalayas themselves. Moist warm air from the Indian Ocean to the south produced high pressure that swept north, while cold dry air from Siberia moved south. These lows and highs were extreme, producing violent winds...and when those winds hit the immovable mass that was the world's tallest mountain range, they shot upward at startling speeds until they cooled and then rushed downward in terrifying drafts that hurled airplanes...earthward at stupefying rates of descent...Turbulence inside the cloud mass was severe; pilots reported being flipped upside down by gusts, while many others were unable to report anything because they went missing. Hail, sleet, and torrential rains lashed the aircraft. Thunderstorms built suddenly...[into]...a whirling opaque world that not only meant no visibility but also frequently meant icing. The peaks of the Hump were waiting; the pilots called them "cumulo-granite".
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