Comments on: Turbulence http://www.marc.cn/2009/07/turbulence.html Marc van der Chijs' Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:48:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alex Meyer http://www.marc.cn/2009/07/turbulence.html/comment-page-1#comment-2249 Alex Meyer Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:46:03 +0000 http://mirrin.nl/?p=1059#comment-2249 Those planes are pretty durable. Occasionally they do full scale stress tests on the wings at Boeing. The wings aren't actually destroyed until the tips are well above the top portion of the fuselage. I'd hate to see what kind of flight conditions would produce that much force on the wings.<br /><br />My worst turbulence moment was coming into Beijing over the Great Wall on a hot, smoggy day. Passengers all around me were throwing up. Those planes are pretty durable. Occasionally they do full scale stress tests on the wings at Boeing. The wings aren't actually destroyed until the tips are well above the top portion of the fuselage. I'd hate to see what kind of flight conditions would produce that much force on the wings.

My worst turbulence moment was coming into Beijing over the Great Wall on a hot, smoggy day. Passengers all around me were throwing up.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.marc.cn/2009/07/turbulence.html/comment-page-1#comment-2248 Anonymous Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:49:19 +0000 http://mirrin.nl/?p=1059#comment-2248 Wow, that's scary... You know, I think no matter how much you fly, whenever you hit some serious turbulence, it's hard to get used to it and stay cool! There's also the whole idea that YOU're not the one in control too, you just gotta trust the pilot, the plane, the weather... it's a lot of external factors that you have to trust all at the same time and on short notice... ;) Wow, that's scary… You know, I think no matter how much you fly, whenever you hit some serious turbulence, it's hard to get used to it and stay cool! There's also the whole idea that YOU're not the one in control too, you just gotta trust the pilot, the plane, the weather… it's a lot of external factors that you have to trust all at the same time and on short notice… ;)

]]> By: Cai http://www.marc.cn/2009/07/turbulence.html/comment-page-1#comment-2247 Cai Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:53:13 +0000 http://mirrin.nl/?p=1059#comment-2247 Hi Marc,<br /><br />I came across your blog surfing through the Net a couple of months ago, and I just want to let you know I love it. Your entries are intelligent, insightful, witty and well-written. Thanks for giving us an enjoyable and thought-provoking peek into life in China :-) Hi Marc,

I came across your blog surfing through the Net a couple of months ago, and I just want to let you know I love it. Your entries are intelligent, insightful, witty and well-written. Thanks for giving us an enjoyable and thought-provoking peek into life in China :-)

]]> By: Adam Daniel Mezei http://www.marc.cn/2009/07/turbulence.html/comment-page-1#comment-2246 Adam Daniel Mezei Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:01:44 +0000 http://mirrin.nl/?p=1059#comment-2246 Marc,<br /><br />That's a positively harrowing story. I know of few people in my inner circle who would be willing to get back into the air after that terrifying over-Bali flight.<br /><br />Doesn't the slightest shake to the fuselage get your goat up? I mean, how can you tolerate those massive trans-Asia, trans-Pacific flights?<br /><br />--ADM Marc,

That's a positively harrowing story. I know of few people in my inner circle who would be willing to get back into the air after that terrifying over-Bali flight.

Doesn't the slightest shake to the fuselage get your goat up? I mean, how can you tolerate those massive trans-Asia, trans-Pacific flights?

–ADM

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