Microburst Event
AviatorX0 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
5.4M views · demo · evergreen · Uploaded 2014-06-25
Amateur footage from 2014 of small airplanes being lifted and blown around during a microburst. It is a three-minute clip showing how violent the gusts can be.
Linked as a vivid real-world illustration of wind gusts and lift acting on aircraft.
25:33Children Of The Magenta Line
Mossie Fly
11:38The Economics of Airline Class
Wendover Productions
3:56:24David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122
Lex Fridman
8:28The Fastest Way to Board a Plane Feels Like the Slowest
CGP Grey
1:04:01Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
Central Washington University
11:46Zipline - How Rwanda Built A Drone Delivery Service
Real Engineering
![Video frame: Pulling Power from the Sky: The Story of Makani [Feature Film]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qd_hEja6bzE/hq2.jpg)
1:49:56Pulling Power from the Sky: The Story of Makani [Feature Film]
X, The Moonshot Factory
1:54:26Joe Rogan Experience #1361 - Cmdr. David Fravor & Jeremy Corbell
PowerfulJRE
3 comments from Hacker News
Recently saw this crazy video of planes being lifted into the air during a microburst. At the time I wondered what caused the lift...food for thought for this discussion. [VIDEO] A microburst is a rare weather event where a cloud basically shoots air downwards up to 100mph: [LINK]
Its a burst of strong updrafts or downdrafts, it’s very dangerous in aircraft. Video of some small airplanes attempting to fly in microburst conditions: [VIDEO]
It doesn't take all that much wind to cause modern light aircraft to take off on their own. The gusts in this video were 55 knots, but I've heard that some STOLs are susceptible to 20 knot winds. [VIDEO]