Will rain affect the take-off of the plane?

If normal visibility is not affected, it can take off except in thunderstorm weather. Aircraft flying in thunderstorm weather will have strong bumps, which will easily damage the aircraft structure, and strong lightning will also damage the aircraft.

The plane can take off in moderate rain. If it rains heavily, the plane will take off at the airport when it rains less. If the rainfall intensity is small, it will not affect the engine performance and visual conditions.

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Weather causes affect flight operations:

The intuitive feeling of ordinary passengers is that bad weather means that when there is strong wind, heavy rain and foggy weather, the plane may not be able to take off and land, and the flight will be delayed, causing many misunderstandings.

The simple word "weather reason" actually includes many situations: the weather conditions at the departure airport and the destination airport, the weather conditions on the flight route and the subsequent flights caused by bad weather. The seemingly simple "weather reason" actually contains many wide contents.

The turbulence in flight is mainly due to the irregular movement of the air (called atmospheric turbulence), which leads to the plane rising and sinking. The shaking and vibration caused by a slight bump may just spill coffee on your clothes, while a serious bump will damage the wing and make the engine fall off.

Because the occurrence of bumps is uncertain and accompanied by the whole flight process, passengers had better fasten their seat belts at all times to avoid accidents.

When the plane passes through clouds, freezing rain and wet snow areas with temperatures ranging from 0℃ to-10℃, the surface of the plane often freezes. This phenomenon is mainly caused by the collision between supercooled water droplets and the fuselage when the aircraft is flying in the cloud or precipitation, or it can be formed by the direct condensation of water vapor on the outer surface of the aircraft.

Aircraft parked in the open air in winter may also form ice or frost on the surface. Ice accumulation will change the dynamic performance of the aircraft, and in severe cases, it will make it difficult to retract the landing gear and the communication equipment malfunction, which will affect the pilot's line of sight. In addition, the icing on the runway surface will also affect the take-off and landing of aircraft.

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