Popular pilot explains why turbulence is no big deal
A young, mustachioed pilot has taken the time to explain why you should NOT be overly worried about turbulence while flying to your much-needed holiday (or boring business trip, during which turbulence can almost be viewed as a highlight, let’s be honest).
John, a commercial pilot, joined his roommate in a video recently that went viral, during which she spoke about the awful turbulence she had experienced on a recent flight.
She then decided to share with her viewers how turbulence is in fact not such a big deal – with the help of John.
"Turbulence is not dangerous," John begins his explanation.
"There's never been a report of a plane going down because of turbulence.
"There can be sometimes people getting injured inside the plane if they are not properly seatbelted.
“But other than that planes go through such difficult tests to be certified to fly. They bend the wings up to at least 90 degrees to make sure it won’t snap.”
John proceeded to share a video of wing testing on an airbus where the wings were, in fact, bent up to 90 degrees.
Viewers thanked John for sharing the vital piece of information with one confirming his comments.
"Just to add to that, I'm an aircraft engineer and can confirm this is true! When building an aircraft we have to be sure it can handle stresses,” they wrote.
"Turbulence counts in this! So we always make sure the aircraft will be safe to fly, otherwise, we won't let it fly.”
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