Eli5: why isn’t a plane experiencing turbulence considered dangerous?

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Eli5: why isn’t a plane experiencing turbulence considered dangerous?

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Air is like a “liquid”—turbulence in the sky isnt much different than waves in the ocean. Some swells here and there aren’t going to capsize your boat; some mild turbulence isn’t going to crash your plane.

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