Eli5: why isn’t a plane experiencing turbulence considered dangerous?
In: Engineering
Turbulence both is and isn’t dangerous depending on the context. Turbulence isn’t dangerous to the plane, but it may be dangerous to the passengers onboard the plane. If you were walking down the aisle of a plane and hit some significant turbulence, you might be thrown about, injuring yourself or others. That is why it’s important to keep your seatbelt buckled, especially when the captain is turned on the passenger seatbelt sign.
The plan itself would likely be fine. Remember, they fly planes into hurricanes to study them.
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