Are Planes taking off in Thunderstorms normal?

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So you'll now produce some evidence of aircraft being knocked out of the sky
by thunderstorms.

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William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"William Black" wrote:

So you'll now produce some evidence of aircraft being knocked out of the sky
by thunderstorms.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther...ays_Flight_242

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"William Black" wrote:

So you'll now produce some evidence of aircraft being knocked out of the
sky by thunderstorms.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther...ays_Flight_242
It says heavy rain knocked that one down.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

William Black writes:

It says heavy rain knocked that one down.

If you feel like flying into a thunderstorm, go ahead. Just make sure that
you're the only person on the plane.

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"William Black" wrote:

So you'll now produce some evidence of aircraft being knocked out of the
sky by thunderstorms.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther...ays_Flight_242
It says heavy rain knocked that one down.


Yes; one finds that in thunderstorms.


How about this one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_191



...or this one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_75


....or this one?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016




There are many, many more, if you care to look.


--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

On May 5, 5:18 pm, "William Black"
wrote:
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

So you'll now produce some evidence of aircraft being knocked out of the sky
by thunderstorms.

What are you trying to say?

Throughout the history of flight, aircraft have been knocked out of
the sky by thunderstorms. That's why they usually make great efforts
to avoid them. Airport operations are also shut down during storms
until / unless there are clear takeoff paths between them.

There was a very interesting article in the news a few years back
about Atlanta being shut down by thunderstorms, and how they'd ask for
a "volunteer" to try out a hole they thought they saw on radar. By
tradition, the first planes in line usually had to be the
"volunteer" ;-)

Kev

Kev writes:

What are you trying to say?

It amazes me that anyone would require "evidence" that thunderstorms and
aircraft don't mix.

I don't know of any aircraft that have flown into a tornado and been damaged
by it, but that doesn't mean that flying into a tornado is safe.

There was a very interesting article in the news a few years back
about Atlanta being shut down by thunderstorms, and how they'd ask for
a "volunteer" to try out a hole they thought they saw on radar. By
tradition, the first planes in line usually had to be the
"volunteer" ;-)

How long ago was this?

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William Black writes:

So you'll now produce some evidence of aircraft being knocked out of the sky
by thunderstorms.

You need evidence?

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.


You don't fly anyway, fjukktard.


Bertie

On 5 May, 22:10, Mxsmanic wrote:
Aircraft normally wait for thunderstorms to pass before taking off. No
aircraft is safe in a thunderstorm.

My last experience was that ATC prioritised landing of aircraft but
prevented take-offs until it had cleared. So there was a large
backlog. It
was emphasised to pax when the pilots (not ATC) were still not
happy to take off as the weather had not completley cleared...
what a bunch of wimps..


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