Turbulence that causes large, abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude is considered severe. I see videos on the internet and see trip reports all ... My experience certainly doesn't count as severe turbulence, but I think it's relevant nonetheless. A long time ago (maybe 12 or 13 years), I was on a turboprop on approach...
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Montreal Paris 25 May 2008 We had been warned of severe turbulence during the flight. I think filming the wing took my mind off the fact that the Jumbo was ...
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A United Airlines Boeing 747 encountered severe turbulence over the West Pacific Ocean while flying from Tokyo/Narita, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii on 28 December 1997. Over 100 passengers were injured, and one fatality occurred.
cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/971228.html
Severe turbulence on a Southwest Airlines flight injured five people and put the plane out of commission while airline inspectors checked the aircraft for problems, officials said. ... The plane hit the turbulence as it cruised at an altitude of about 30,000 feet, she said.
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A South Texas woman remained paralyzed Monday after her Continental Airlines flight from Houston to McAllen experienced severe turbulence. ... But a 47-year-old woman who was in the airplane's restroom at the time of the turbulence suffered a fractured neck, Dr. Trey Fulp, an orthopedic spine surgeon at McAllen Medical...
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I read a post in the Turbulence Forecast blog today pointing to an article saying that it could have been a rare atmospheric (aka undular) bore that caused turbulence severe enough that it impacted the computers (or more likely just knocked out the autopilot).
crankyflier.com/2008/01/16/air-canada-severe-turbulence... crankyflier.com/2008/01/16/air-canada-severe-turbulence-undular-bore/
DENVER -- United Airlines said that 10 people were injured when a Los Angeles-to-Chicago flight encountered turbulence early Monday. Monday, January 21, 2008. ... DENVER -- United Airlines said that 10 people were injured when a Los Angeles-to-Chicago flight encountered severe turbulence early Monday.
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Severe turbulence during an Air Canada flight to Vancouver from Shanghai injured four flight attendants and forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Tokyo on Sunday night. ... Severe turbulence rare...
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/19/emergency-landing.htm... www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/19/emergency-landing.html
Severe turbulence - large, abrupt changes in altitude/attitude. Large variation in indicated airspeed. Aircraft may be temporarily out of control. ... It is usually felt at its mildest in the flight deck and is generally more severe in the aft section.
www.casa.gov.au/airsafe/trip/turbulen.htm