Can an airplane fly in a rainstorm?

When the plane takes off and lands, it is easy to produce strong downward flow under heavy rain. Heavy rain and rainstorm will shut down the engine, worsen the aerodynamics of the aircraft and affect the use of the runway. However, under normal circumstances, rain will not affect the take-off of aircraft, unless it encounters strong convective weather and unpredictable wind shear, which will affect the flight trajectory and attitude and affect flight safety.

After a real cruise, there is generally no problem. Even if it's cloudy on land, or it rains heavily, it's clear in the sky, clouds and Wan Li! In foggy weather, if the pilot can't see the ground facilities of the airport at an altitude of 600 meters, he is not allowed to land in principle. However, the plane could not take off due to the strong wind and heavy rain brought by the typhoon.

Wind shear shows a sudden change in the speed and direction of air flow. When the plane flies in this environment, there will be a sudden change in airspeed. The change of airspeed causes the change of lift, and the change of lift causes the change of flying height. If the airspeed drops suddenly and the pilot doesn't take immediate measures, the plane will fall from the height and even have an accident.

Thunderstorm cloud is a "weather factory", which can produce all kinds of weather phenomena that endanger flight safety-strong turbulence, ice accumulation, lightning strike (lightning strike), thunderstorm, strong wind, and sometimes hail, tornado, downward flow and low-altitude wind shear. When the plane strays into the thunderstorm activity area, it will cause human and machine injuries, and the most serious situation is that the plane is destroyed and people die. Therefore, thunderstorms are recognized by aviation and meteorological circles as a serious threat to flight safety.