What exactly is turbulence, and is it at all an indication of danger during a flight?
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Turbulence is turbulent air, the plane is colliding with denser moving air which makes it shake and rattle. Moving air can leave lighter, less dense patches which can make the plane ‘drop’.
Large planes create a lot of turbulent air from their thrust, there’s a case where a large plane flipped a Learjet flying below them due to the turbulence.
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