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“Much like a river flowing through the mountains, there's extreme turbulence, calmness, variable speeds and variable temperatures throughout that river and the atmosphere is the same way. This ...
Extreme turbulence Thursday over Greenland forced a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Stockholm to Miami to turn around and return to Europe. Dramatic video from Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 ...
Although the vast majority of cases of turbulence are harmless, in rare cases cabin crew and passengers on aircraft have been injured when tossed around inside an aircraft cabin during extreme turbulence. In a small number of cases, people have been killed and at least one aircraft disintegrated mid-air.
Severe turbulence can put even seasoned flyers on edge and in extreme cases result in casualties and damage. Experts say climate change will make it worse.
Airplanes dropping dozens of feet in seconds. Chaos in cabins. Injuries and, in extreme cases, fatalities. Here’s how air turbulence can create problems for air travelers.
At the time the captain announced to the passengers that turbulence was still a possibility and that the seat belts should be fastened when seated. A flight attendant made the same announcement in Japanese. [7] [8] About an hour later, after calm conditions, the "fasten seat belt sign" came on again without any announcement.
The Bulk Richardson Number (BRN) is a dimensionless number relating vertical stability and vertical wind shear (generally, stability divided by shear). It represents the ratio of thermally-produced turbulence and turbulence generated by vertical shear. Practically, its value determines whether convection is free or forced.
The death of a British man and injuries impacting dozens of other people aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence Tuesday highlighted the potential dangers of flying through ...