why do we feel turbulence in an aircraft when going through clouds formed in the air, but not when walking through clouds formed at the surface?
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Turbulence is caused by a change in the airflow around the wings, not by the clouds themselves. Normally, the air going over the wings exhibits what is called laminar flow. Laminar flow is nice and smooth, and different layers of air moving different speeds don’t interact with each other. Laminar flow is super cool, and is responsible for some really cool fountains. Google it!
Turbulance is caused by the disruption on the neat, ordered laminar flow and an appearance of turbulent flow (that’s really what it’s called). This temporary changes the lift dynamics of the wing, and you feel turbulance.
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