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What is flight turbulence and can it cause a plane to crash?
04 Mar 2025 11:03 GMT
… on a Singapore Airlines flight from London, which … side.
Thousands of planes experience severe turbulence … microbursts at ground level and wake turbulence caused by other aircraft … flight techniques have been improved.
“Wake turbulence affects smaller aeroplanes …
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How The 10 Worst Airline Accidents In North America Show Flying Is Much Safer Today
24 Feb 2025 22:47 GMT
… is known as a microburst - a strong downward … avoid or deal with microbursts both contributed to the … Boeing 727 encountered a microburst, forcing it down into … below:
Date
Airline
Flight
Aircraft
Fatalities
May 25th, 1979
American Airlines
Flight 191
McDonnell …
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Congress focuses on aging air traffic tech following deadly plane crash
13 Feb 2025 23:00 GMT
… including the Queen City based flight crew.
“I can’t … of these systems in the airplanes are really antiquated,” Rep. … safety.
The last commercial plane crash caused by a windshear … in 1994. USAir Flight 1016 encountered a microburst of wind while attempting …
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From the archives: Midair collision brings back somber memories of Pan Am Flight 759 crash
30 Jan 2025 21:19 GMT
… American Airlines commercial flight is bringing back somber memories of a plane crash … , 1982. It was caused by microburst-induced wind shear, and it … . Then the plane hit the downburst winds, and the plane crashed to the …
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Two local airlines could be fined for hard landings
23 Jan 2025 16:25 GMT
… agency reviewed 503 flights dispatched by Taiwanese airlines during those two days … caused by the typhoon’s microburst airflow made it difficult for … , the flight crews generally complied with operating restrictions on the aircraft type …
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Weather Word of the Week: Microburst (Part 2)
21 Nov 2024 10:16 GMT
… he also theorized and discovered microbursts.
His efforts greatly improved the … air travel, as microbursts are extremely dangerous to aircraft, especially during takeoff … of incredible destruction.
The strongest microburst ever recorded happened at Andrews …
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How Do Airlines & Airports Handle The Challenges Posed By Hurricanes?
10 Oct 2024 11:12 GMT
… how bad weather can disrupt flights, Alternative Airlines reported that July 2024 … ;domestic airliner crashes caused by a thunderstorm downburst."
How do airlines deal … aircraft can accommodate 20 people, comprising:
Two pilots
A flight engineer
A flight …
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Increase in number of unruly passengers on planes - IAA
13 Sep 2024 10:19 GMT
… with Irish stakeholders including airlines, airports, gardaí and … ’Leary recently called for airplane passengers to be restricted … reported were windshear or microburst incidents which arise from … occurrences reported on Irish aircraft last year rose by …
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Microburst at Wichita air show injures several, causes damage
27 Aug 2024 22:43 GMT
… RIGHT. WE’VE SEEN SEVERAL MICROBURSTS IN OKLAHOMA OVER THE PAST … A FLIGHT LINE WITH NOTHING TO BLOCK THE WIND. ONE PLANE WAS … 5 AppOklahoma has seen several microbursts in the last 10 days … App
Oklahoma has seen several microbursts in the last 10 days …
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Four aircraft still at McConnell Air Force Base after canceled airshow
27 Aug 2024 23:36 GMT
… Air Force Base reported four aircraft remaining on the base as … open house and airshow.
The aircraft that remain are a Kansas … biplanes. Each aircraft had damage from a “wet microburst” that affected the … like a Civil Air Patrol aircraft from an earlier era. …