Why airplanes stay safe even during violent airflow changes
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Despite turbulence affecting up to 40 percent of travelers with flight anxiety, modern aircraft are specifically engineered to flex and adapt to violent airflow changes rather than resist them, with wings designed to bend several feet and withstand 150 percent of expected loads. Research shows severe turbulence has increased 55 percent since 1979 due to climate change, prompting scientists to develop AI-powered prediction systems using aircraft as airborne sensors.
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