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Why do planes look like hover?
Obviously, aeroplanes can’t just hover where they are in the sky. That defies the laws of science. It’s likely that the plane is moving, but is caught in a very strong headwind that means it appears from the ground to be hovering above in suspension.
Are contrails the same as clouds?
Persistent contrails are of particular interest to scientists because they increase the cloudiness of the atmosphere. The resulting cloud forms are formally described as homomutatus, and may resemble cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus, and are sometimes called cirrus aviaticus….Contrail.
| Contrails | |
|---|---|
| Precipitation cloud? | No |
Do planes get wet when they fly through clouds?
The aircraft’s propellers and wingtips also cause sudden, dramatic drops in the supercooled cloud’s air pressure and temperature, chilling the water vapor below –40°C (–40°F) and forming ice crystals. These crystals then fall through cavum and the lower-lying clouds most responsible for precipitation.
What are man made clouds called?
A homogenitus, anthropogenic or artificial cloud is a cloud induced by human activity.
Why don’t planes fly through clouds?
This is why pilots do not choose to fly through clouds if they are avoidable and plan their flight path in order to avoid certain weather patterns involving large and dangerous cloud formations (for larger passenger aircraft this means flying up above the cloud base). How Do Planes Fly Through Clouds?
What happens if a pilot loses control of the aircraft?
If a pilot is not skilled enough or experiences extreme levels of turbulence, this can cause them to lose control of the aircraft during flight. This is a particular concern around Cumulonimbus clouds (thunderstorm clouds) which can be concealing severe turbulence, strong vertical motions, severe icing, thunderstorms and hail.
How do pilots enter the clouds?
In order for a pilot to enter a cloud, s/he must be flying under Instrument Flight Rules, which among other things means that an air traffic controller is responsible for separation from other aircraft (contrast with Visual Flight Rules where the pilot him/herself is responsible for seeing and avoiding other aircraft).
What happens if an aircraft fly without visibility?
An aircraft flying without visibility is separated by air controllers (ATC) from all other aircraft. The exact type of separation provided varies with airspace category, in particular when radar coverage is missing, e.g. when flying over oceans. For EU countries, see Classification of Airspace at SKYbrary.