Why do you see steam inside airplanes??

¿Becauseé You see a kind of smoke or steam coming out of the inside of the planes when we board? There is nothing toé worry, I'll explain whyé Yes, it's fenóless. Foto YouTube video

about díSo a follower asked meó a qué must be, what i describedó like smoke inside planes, on some occasions while we are addressing, I looked likeó An excellent question and worth clarifying..

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Steam in the passenger cabin

First of all you should know that there is nothing toé worry, It is not smoke generated by some failure or fire. It's really water vapor, just like the one you see when in a día fríor you breathe through your mouth and you can see it very clearly.

Hereí You can see a video I made inside an avión better appreciating this phenomenonóless:

Steam coming out of the inside of airplanes is a phenomenonóless relatively withún, which can scare some passengers who don't know you. Nevertheless, there is nothing toé worry, since it is completely normal.

This steam that is seen in the cabin of the airplaneón is actually condensed water, which is formed when the air conditioning is turned on and the weather outside is very hot / húfear. The air conditioning of the aircraftón takes air from outside and cools itíto create a comfortable environment for us. When the air gets coldía, The water vapor it contains condenses in the form of a smallñas drops of water, that can be seen coming out of the ventilation grillesón on your seat.

The steam seen inside the aircraftón is completely safe and does not represent anyún risk for passengers. Nevertheless, It is important that passengers know that it is a phenomenonóless normal and that it is not smoke (although sometimes you canías you smell a smell like gasoline or similar).

¿CuáYou can see steam on the inside of the planeón?

The steam in the internal part of the avión is máIt is likely to be seen in the following cases:

• When the avión isá on the ground and the air conditioning isá ignition to cool the cabin.
• When the avión isá taking off or landing, since the air conditioning is turned on to cool the cabin.

¿CuáHow long does the steam last inside the plane?ón?

The steam in the internal part of the avión usually disappears within a few minutes. Nevertheless, if the air conditioning isá on for a periodíprolonged odo, vapor can persist for más time.

¿Whaté What to do if you see steam on the inside of the aircraftón?

If you see steam in the airplane cabinón, don't worry. Are you a fenóless normal and does not represent anyún security risk.

¿Airplanes release steam when they fly?

Since we're talking about steam, It is a good time to talk briefly about the «famosos chemtrails«, which really again are just steam.

What you see on airplanes flying very high is steam coming out of the engines. This is because engines expel exhaust gases that contain water vapor.. When water vapor comes into contact with cold airíthe outside, condenses into the shape of a smallñas drops of water, which can be seen as a white trail behindás of the avión.

To know más about the wake left by airplanes, I recommend this reading:

Aircraft contrails are not chemtrails