A very dramatic video illustrating the powerful downdraft of a thunderstorm has been posted by @maz_jovanovich.
Sadly many aircraft have been lost in thunderstorms over the decades of aviation, although with modern weather radar it is rare today and in a modern airliner even less so.
Between 1950 and 2000 there were 17 fatal losses attributed to thunderstorms. Since then only 4 fatal losses, none in a western-built commercial jet.
And this is why we don’t fly under thunderstorms kids 😳 #avgeek https://t.co/SpaFTPwZaY
— Maz Jovanovich (@maz_jovanovich) July 7, 2022
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