Buckle Up for Bumpier Skies

nineteen999

> Can today’s planes still keep us safe? Probably not if the turbines aren't spinning, no.

ur-whale

https://archive.is/g7hT1

_fw

The WebGL animation at the top is really cool. It’s probably smaller than a video too, and much sharper

jsrozner

Idk but the analogies in the piece strike as AI generated. I don't think the new yorker is using AI to write pieces, so maybe the author has just been ingesting too much slop

kuhaku22

I liked the article for its brief foray into aviation history, something I wasn't too familiar with myself past the standard Wright Brothers factoids, and for making me appreciate the smooth rides I've luckily had, especially compared to that poor Singapore Airlines flight. The author is also good at conveying the visual feelings associated with turbulence despite only using words. Though I do feel more photographs wouldn't have hurt: like of the glider, NCAR's buildings, the Boeing hangar, visualizations of Cornman's software, and the turbulence simulator. The article is a good reminder why politics matter and why we can't keep on seeing climate change as some far-off issue that future generations will just bear the brunt of. > and there was talk of dismantling NCAR altogether. Russell Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, had called the research center “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.”

fisian

For the part which talks about turbulence damping, this page illustrates how this looks like on a smaller plane: https://turbulence-solutions.aero/technology/ (Not affiliated, just saw their demo once.)

amelius

Airplane travel is becoming incompatible with humans ... Looks like the singularity is coming just in time.

alpineman

Would be karma for all the unnecessary flights we have taken as a species. In particular anyone who does 'mileage runs' and emits huge amounts of CO2 just so they have the 'privilege' to sit in a slightly nicer chair in a dull airport lounge.

wartywhoa23

Onion news would put that better: "The fucking goddamn shit called air that had been working since the first heavier-than-your-ass airplane just stopped working yesterday, american scientists are flabbergasted, and you douchebags must be sure as heck too!"