In meteorology, clear-air turbulence (CAT) is the turbulent movement of air masses in the absence of any visual clues such as clouds, and is caused when...
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Clear Air Turbulence is the second studio album by British jazz rock band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1977 with cover by Chris Foss. The album was initially...
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Look up clear-air turbulence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clear-air turbulence is the erratic movement of air masses in the absence of any visual...
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plane passes over South Carolina, it encounters a severe patch of clear-air turbulence. Dixon closes his eyes and experiences a vivid vision of the plane...
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extra risk of wake turbulence with a reduced height from which to recover from any upset. Wake turbulence is a type of clear-air turbulence. In the case of...
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unsolved problem in classical physics. The turbulence intensity affects many fields, for examples fish ecology, air pollution, precipitation, and climate change...
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is the captain of the Clear Air Turbulence. Yalson is a slightly furry humanoid woman working aboard the Clear Air Turbulence. She forms an intimate...
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Singapore Airlines Flight 321 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
Singapore Changi Airport carrying 229 occupants on board, encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar, resulting in 1 death and 104 injuries. The aircraft subsequently...
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American Airlines Flight 587 (redirect from Belle Harbor air crash of 2001)
flight was cleared for takeoff at 9:11:08 a.m. EST. At 9:11:36, the tower controller cautioned Flight 587 about potential wake turbulence from a preceding...
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BOAC Flight 911 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
the route disintegrated mid-air shortly after departing from Tokyo Haneda Airport as a result of severe clear-air turbulence. The crash of Flight 911 was...
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United Airlines Flight 826 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), the plane received reports of severe clear-air turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign was turned on. Moments later,...
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nervous flyer on the terrifying rise in turbulence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 16, 2023. "Delta Air Lines N726DA (Lockheed L-1011 TriStar...
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N-slit interferometer (section Clear air turbulence)
interferometric distances, are detectors of clear air turbulence. The distortions induced by clear air turbulence upon the interferometric signal are different...
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During this period Chris Foss illustrated the sleeve of the album Clear Air Turbulence for the Ian Gillan Band. Painter Glenn Brown controversially appropriated...
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that results in the maximum benefit for airlines and other users. Clear-air turbulence, a potential hazard to aircraft passenger safety, is often found...
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en route due to "degradation of aircraft stability characteristics in turbulence, because of abnormal longitudinal trim component positions." At least...
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2008 Mexico City Learjet crash (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
Airport, the plane followed a Boeing 767 too closely and encountered wake turbulence which caused it to invert into a nose-down position. The pilots were able...
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International Airport. The pilot told the passengers they were approaching turbulence. At 1742 the controller at St. Louis reported to Flight 809 that thunderstorms...
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LANSA Flight 508 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
mean sea level when it encountered an area of thunderstorms and severe turbulence. Some evidence showed the crew decided to continue the flight despite...
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Associated with upper-level jet streams is a phenomenon known as clear air turbulence (CAT), caused by vertical and horizontal wind shear connected to...
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Aeroflot Flight A-53 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
Aeroflot Flight A-53 was a commercial flight from Baku to Krasnovodsk. It crashed on approach due to poor weather. It is the second deadliest plane crash...
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Continuous gusts (section Turbulence intensities)
of continuous gusts are used to represent atmospheric turbulence, especially clear air turbulence and turbulent winds in storms. The Federal Aviation Administration...
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans to New York City that crashed on June 24, 1975, while on approach to New...
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Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan, to Seeb International Airport...
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USAir Flight 1016 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
thunderstorms were in the vicinity of the airport. At 18:38, Flight 1016 was cleared by Charlotte approach control for an instrument landing system (ILS) approach...
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Braniff International Airways Flight 352 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
which ATC immediately approved. While turning to the right in severe turbulence, the bank angle was increased to over 90 degrees, and the nose pitched...
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
was being coordinated with the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center, the flight advised "Ah-h we're in the clear now. We can see it out ahead ... looks...
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Soule (ex-Elf and Rainbow), but for the recording of follow-up album Clear Air Turbulence he was dropped in May 1976 in favour of Colin Towns. The band had...
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passenger's dog dies after eating some of Nolan's meal. Following clear air turbulence, co-pilot Wu discovers the circuit boards for the plane's flaps have...
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by clear air turbulence)
investigators focused on three possible causes: a bomb, air turbulence and metal fatigue. Violent air turbulence had been reported over southern Indiana at about...
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