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Why Plane Contrails Last Different Amounts of Time (It's Not Random)

Contrails that linger for hours aren't a mystery — here's the actual science behind it Have you ever looked up and wondered why some trails disappear in seconds while others spread across the whole sky?

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Contrails that linger for hours aren't a mystery — here's the actual science behind it Have you ever looked up and wondered why some trails disappear in seconds while others spread across the whole sky?

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Same sky, two planes — different trails. Contrails are just ice crystals — hot exhaust freezing instantly. High humidity up there? The ice can't evaporate — it spreads. Follow for more aviation facts like this.