All the same, turbulence is rarely very serious. Even severe cases of turbulence rarely end in a crash. Pilots are trained to handle clear air turbulence, and they know how to maneuver a plane through even the worst rough patches. Moreover, airplanes are built to be very sturdy and withsta...
The flight was carrying 172 passengers and 12 crew members, according to Lufthansa. The decision to divert the flight to Dulles came as the plane experienced "severe turbulence" while flying over Tennessee, the FAA said in a statement to CBS News. Seven people were transported to local hospital...
After years of using ourFly Tot airplane beds(we had two – one for each kid),we had the chance to test out the Flyaway Kids Bedrecently. Although the Flyaway Bed is a similar idea to existing products like the Fly Tot orPlane Palinflatable cushions, it’s a little bit different with...
Can preferential concentration of finite-size particles in plane Couette turbulence be reproduced with the aid of equilibrium solutions?doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.034305Genta KawaharaMarkus UhlmannTiago Pestana
“Just take it easy.” “Don’t be nervous.” “You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.” These are just some words given to people with a fear of flying. But as Tom Cruise, playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the movie ...
Think of turbulence like hitting potholes and cracks on the road when driving in your car. When a plane is cruising in the sky from Point A to Point B, it’s driving on a cushion of air. Severe weather, crosswinds, and even topographical differences on the ground far below the plane c...
In fact, medical researchers are exploring a new technology called emergency preservation and resuscitation, where patients are cooled intravenously down to 50 degrees Fahrenheit in order to slow severe blood loss while they undergo emergency surgery for traumatic injury. Cold temperatures slow the blood...
Travel stress is a feeling of mental strain and pressure related to traveling. Many people travel as a way to relieve stress, but for some people travel can also induce travel stress. We discuss a number of common reasons that you might be finding travel
“Now the details are so clear to me, as if contained in a time capsule: the Hudson River in the darkness; the lights strung across the George Washington Bridge; the even timbre of my mother’s voice; the high plane of her cheekbone. Her long-fingered hands clasped in her lap.Institut...
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