A live map of aircraft in flight around the world, built from transponder signals.
Interactive Transform
Pairs compare what Flightradar24's live map shows over Africa with the departure boards of eight airports, to decide whether empty patches of map mean no flights or no receivers, and test the claim that Africa is 'switched off'.
Passive Transform
In a morning lesson the teacher opens Flightradar24 on the board, and students watch aircraft converge on London from North America, Asia and Africa as evidence of the UK's links with the wider world.
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