Turbulence
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Turbulence
When I flew for RJ, turbulence frightened me. The least little bump. Then I flew for a charter carrier and on a landing in BWI hit the ceiling, put the heel of my high heels through my butt and broke my back. Ended up in hospital for months, but did eventually go back to flying.
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5 September 1996; Air France 747-400; near Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Severe turbulence associated with a weather front seriously injured three of the 206 passengers. One of the three passengers later died of injuries caused by an in flight entertainment screen.
28 December 1997; United Airlines 747-100; over Pacific Ocean near Japan: The aircraft encountered severe turbulence during cruise about two hours after departing Japan. One of the 346 passengers was killed. None of the 23 crew members were killed but three sustained serious injuries.
I suppose some might well enjoy turbulence. But I suspect some may not fully understand the situation. I’d hate to be teaching anyone to suck eggs. I know some of you have been flying for many years. But atmospheric phenomenon can destroy or exceed the latest shiny wonder-jets design limits or performance abilities without even trying.
At high cruise levels we sit towards the outer edges of our designed operating envelope. An upset whereby the airplane departs controlled flight due to an encounter with significant turbulence could quickly become fatal.
As the two examples above demonstrate, the airplane may well survive. That’s no guarantee all the occupants will.
28 December 1997; United Airlines 747-100; over Pacific Ocean near Japan: The aircraft encountered severe turbulence during cruise about two hours after departing Japan. One of the 346 passengers was killed. None of the 23 crew members were killed but three sustained serious injuries.
I suppose some might well enjoy turbulence. But I suspect some may not fully understand the situation. I’d hate to be teaching anyone to suck eggs. I know some of you have been flying for many years. But atmospheric phenomenon can destroy or exceed the latest shiny wonder-jets design limits or performance abilities without even trying.
At high cruise levels we sit towards the outer edges of our designed operating envelope. An upset whereby the airplane departs controlled flight due to an encounter with significant turbulence could quickly become fatal.
As the two examples above demonstrate, the airplane may well survive. That’s no guarantee all the occupants will.
