What exactly is turbulence and why is it bumpy. Why isn’t it one gust of wind that you feel. Was just on the plan and it felt like we were flying over rocks. Air travel is insane and very interesting.
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On a calm day you’re flying through uniform air, think about it as a lake with zero waves, and your boat will just glide across it smoothly.
On a turbulent day, it’s like being in a boat on rough seas, the water surface is wavy and tossing your boat around.
In reality it is far more complex, we would need to talk about how random turbulent airflow can be, but the principle is the same. The plane is riding on an ocean of air, and the air is moving around in crazy ways.
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