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As reported, at 6: 17 'on the morning of December 28, the QZ 8501 aircraft belonging to Air Asia Airlines lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control station. It is known that this plane is on a journey from Indonesia to Singapore, suddenly "evaporating" not a single area.

Photo of the aircraft QZ 8501 before disappearing from the sky.(Illustration)

So far, the whole world is holding its breath waiting for information about the plane crashed. The cause has not been clarified yet, however, there have been many hypotheses.

One of the noteworthy information is that at the time of the disappearance of QZ 8501, a storm was gradually forming in northern Surabaya - where the plane departed.

Satellite imagery shows that the storm formed near the plane passing area

So is there any chance that this plane will suffer due to the phenomenon? Let's learn more about this with the assumption of a clash between aircraft and storms.

Can the plane survive the storm? . Absolutely

The first thing to affirm, is that the danger of the storm is not what we often think. Many people believe that every plane that meets the storm will die, but the truth is not so.

World history has seen US military pilots fly straight into the storm just because . fun but still survived. Later, many unmanned aircraft designed only to fly into the storm collect meteorological information.

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Thus, it can be said that aircraft can completely survive when storms occur. According to aviation experts, if the pilot has enough composure and a wealth of experience, they can help the plane escape the storm without any danger.

So when does the plane encounter the storm?

Typically, passenger aircrafts today have weather radar and are pre-programmed to avoid natural storm events.The safe flight distance is usually 20 knots (more than 37km) compared to the storm.

With modern radar systems, it is very rare for aircraft to encounter thunderstorms like this

These devices will notify a warning signal before a storm lasts for a few minutes, enough for the pilot to adjust to avoid the danger.

Therefore, only when the warning system is in trouble and the pilot cannot control the situation, can the storm enter.

How did the plane fight the storm?

Accompanied by storms are often whirlwinds and thunderstorms. However, from a scientific perspective, both are very hard to knock down a civilian plane.

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Specifically, the aircraft is also almost invulnerable to thunder. Although the aircraft case is made of electrically conductive aluminum, it is designed according to the principle of the Faraday cage.

As a result, the aircraft can withstand strong currents of up to 250,000 amps, while normal lightning strikes are only about 32,000 amps.

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On the other hand, at locations with fuel tanks, modern planes are designed with extremely thick protective layers, calculated against lightning strikes. In other words, in theory, the possibility of thunderstorms in storms to defeat airplanes is very low.

The real danger of storms comes from the whirlwinds of whirlwinds . In theory, they only cause a change in the aircraft's constant altitude and acceleration by air convection currents, but cannot overturn the plane as many people imagine. If the pilot maintains a stable speed and balances long enough, the aircraft will escape the storm.

However, when the whirlwind is too strong, it will cause the aircraft to move up and down continuously. If the aircraft's height limit is exceeded, the system will no longer operate stably (especially the altimeter), causing engine failure. The worst consequences will happen: the plane is out of control and in distress.

In addition, for small aircraft, if there is moisture in the storm and temperatures below 0 degrees C will encounter freezing. This phenomenon is extremely dangerous because it changes the aerodynamic condition of the aircraft. If the tape is closed on the wing or body, it will make the aircraft heavier, the lift force of the wing decreases, leading to other dangerous situations.