5.4M views · Jun 25, 2014 · 2:31 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2020–2024
Amateur footage from 2014 of small airplanes being lifted and blown around during a microburst. It is a three-minute clip showing how violent the gusts can be.
Why Hacker News points people here: Linked as a vivid real-world illustration of wind gusts and lift acting on aircraft.
“Recently saw this crazy video of planes being lifted into the air during a microburst.”HN comment, 2020
“Recently saw this crazy video of planes being lifted into the air during a microburst.”
Planes lifted into the air during a microburst
Recently saw this crazy video of planes being lifted into the air during a microburst. At the time I wondered what caused the lift...food for thought for this discussion. this video A microburst is a rare weather event where a cloud basically shoots air downwards up to 100mph: link
“Video of some small airplanes attempting to fly in microburst conditions”
Small airplanes attempting to fly in microburst conditions
Its a burst of strong updrafts or downdrafts, it’s very dangerous in aircraft. Video of some small airplanes attempting to fly in microburst conditions: this video
“The gusts in this video were 55 knots”
Light aircraft taking off on their own in strong gusts
It doesn't take all that much wind to cause modern light aircraft to take off on their own. The gusts in this video were 55 knots, but I've heard that some STOLs are susceptible to 20 knot winds. this video
