Australia Uses A319 in Antarctica
The Australian government has begun flying an Airbus A319 to Antarctica, using a 4-km. (2.5-mi.) runway carved into the ice, in support of scientific operations on the continent. Despite the lack of friction, the aircraft needed only 1,000 meters (3,300 ft.) of runway on its first trial landing. One...
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