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Narrow-body and wide-body passenger transporters on the blue ice. Boeing 737s, 767s, 787s, Airbus A320s and 340s have already visited Antarctica in addition to large military cargo carriers. But how can 80-100 ton or even heavier jet engines brake and stop from a speed of 240-250 km/h on an ice track, or more precisely, an ice track? What method is used to roughen the surface to have some braking effect? Why are there regular charter flights to the coldest region on Earth? How do the special landing sites in Antarctica work? What kind of preparation do airplane pilots and flight attendants go through before such a trip? How many landing sites are there in the Antarctic ice world? We talk about this with Gábor Szakács, chief pilot of Smartwings Hungary. (Editor: Balázs Kránitz) If you would like to support the rebirth of the airplanes on display in the Aeropark: Donate with remittance: 10101360-03379200-01003004 Air Transport Cultural Center Nonprofit Kft. (Please write: donation in the comments section) More information here: https://aeropark .hu/ 00:00-01:46 Intro 01:47-03:14 Troll Airfield 03:15-03:43 Large airports in Antarctica 03:44-06:43 Planning extreme charters 06:44-09:38 Stop at on blue ice 09:39-11:45 Huge C-17s also go there 11:46-12:50 The DC-3 has been modernized 12:51-14:45 What if an airplane gets stuck in the ice? 14:46-15:32 Airbus A340 in Antarctica 15:33-16:49 What's it like when it's very cold? 16:50-18:49 Pre-flight survival training 18:50-21:36 Turn time and take-off on the ice 21:37-23:22 What else could a pilot want after Antarctica? 23:23-25:38 Polar flights