1. A stormy environment for aeronautics
Thunderstorms are a dangerous environment for aviation. The phenomena present in a thunderstorm and likely to affect flight operations and safety are severe turbulence, heavy rain and hail, wind shear and lightning strikes.
1.1 Storm cloud
The thunderstorm cloud, or cumulonimbus, is a convective cloud that is the seat of vertical air movements whose speed exceeds 10 m/s, and can reach 30 m/s in the most active thunderstorm...
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A stormy environment for aeronautics
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