I saw a video of an aeroplane in another subreddit where it literally jumps as if it went on a speed breaker. Why did the aeroplane react like that.
In: Physics
The term “**air pocket**” comes from early aviation, a time when pilots flying open-cockpit biplanes took adventurous locals on a rides in their “flying machines”.
These planes, with two wings one above the other, flew at relatively slow speeds. When the plane entered air that, instead of simply sitting there, was flowing slightly upward or slightly downward, the plane’s path was altered slightly upward or slightly downward.
Air pockets do not technically exist, yet it’s an expression that has caught on and is still misused today. Really, what you’re experiencing is **turbulence**.
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