What exactly is turbulence, and is it at all an indication of danger during a flight?
In: Physics
Turbulances are basically wind. There is always turbulances everywhere. And it is not a black or white thing.
So is it an indication of danger? Is wind dangerous? Light wind will not even be noticed. Moderate is annoying. Heavy is seatbelt. Crazy high wind is like a tornado, it may throw things arounds. Pilots avoid them, but sometime there is just no real way to avoid it, or sometime to even predict them.
The main danger is not for the aircraft itself, but for objects being throw due to the suddent movement of the aircradt, and unbuckled passengers. But that is only when it is very severe turbulences
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