prb46
25th Jul 2007, 12:03
Sorry but not sure if this is the right forum to ask a question.
I'm near finishing a fictional novel,and haven't been on this site for a long
time.
A few years ago,I was overseeing a BAC 1-11 going from london to Beirut.
The crew went through a microburst,and when they returned the captain
said it was about the most frightening thing that he had gone through.
I have done my research,and understand that it is caused by a sudden wind,like a tornado,hitting the ground,then bouncing back,causing an aircraft to firstly go through a very stong headwind,then followed by a strong tailwind,which if not properly dealt with,will down the aircraft.
My question is whether you could hit a microburst the other way round,so you have a sudden tail wind,followed by a huge head wind.
The pilot involved is not contactable,so I was wondering if anyone has been through such an experience.How do you deal with your speeds,flaps etc.
Does it show on radar,or just as a thunderstorm?
I suppose the other obvious question is are pilots trained to cope with such a situation.From memory I believe that it can cause a 1000ft deviation in height within seconds.
Sorry if this has already been discussed on another forum before.Not that it would probably make any difference,but aircraft in question is a b757-200.
Any help would be appreciated
I'm near finishing a fictional novel,and haven't been on this site for a long
time.
A few years ago,I was overseeing a BAC 1-11 going from london to Beirut.
The crew went through a microburst,and when they returned the captain
said it was about the most frightening thing that he had gone through.
I have done my research,and understand that it is caused by a sudden wind,like a tornado,hitting the ground,then bouncing back,causing an aircraft to firstly go through a very stong headwind,then followed by a strong tailwind,which if not properly dealt with,will down the aircraft.
My question is whether you could hit a microburst the other way round,so you have a sudden tail wind,followed by a huge head wind.
The pilot involved is not contactable,so I was wondering if anyone has been through such an experience.How do you deal with your speeds,flaps etc.
Does it show on radar,or just as a thunderstorm?
I suppose the other obvious question is are pilots trained to cope with such a situation.From memory I believe that it can cause a 1000ft deviation in height within seconds.
Sorry if this has already been discussed on another forum before.Not that it would probably make any difference,but aircraft in question is a b757-200.
Any help would be appreciated