New System Helps Airliners Avoid Turbulence

While Turbulence Forecast has been helping fliers predict turbulence on flights, an exciting new development is underway that could make flights smoother.

Airplane passengers could soon experience much less in-flight turbulence if testing goes well for a new detection system designed to end stomach-lurching bumpy rides and reduce delays.

The air turbulence detection system , designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), has already successfully alerted some pilots steering United Airlines commercial flights to patches of rough air as they flew through clouds.

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Written by tb_neg on September 11th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Matthew J
#1. September 15th, 2007, at 9:35 PM.

This technology is really looking promising. I hope that they deploy with for all pilots.

tb_neg
#2. September 16th, 2007, at 11:49 AM.

I think it’s a great way for the airlines to differentiate their product. I think though, that it probably would not be a good thing to advertise this feature on behalf of the airlines because it suggests a safety issue, even if it isn’t really.

I know I’d give United a try if I read this article and wasn’t a fan of Northwest.

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