wind shear
Sudden airflow change
Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed or direction over a short distance.
It occurs both horizontally and vertically in the atmosphere.
Wind shear is particularly dangerous to aircraft during takeoff and landing, when a sudden downdraft or crosswind can cause loss of lift: The pilot reported severe wind shear on approach.
Localized descending air blast
- downburstSudden descending windstorm
- jet streamHigh-altitude wind current
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
squall line · storm cell · pressure gradient · cyclone · Doppler radar
Localized descending air blast
- glideslopeAircraft descent angle guidance
- approachWay of handling something
- landingDescent's final moment
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
altitude · go-around · turbulence · cockpit · pilot · flight path · autopilot · instrumentation
Localized descending air blast
- crashSudden violent impact
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- go-aroundAbandoned landing attempt
warning · alert · dangerous · fatal · sudden · unpredictable · severe weather · emergency
Irregular, swirling fluid dynamics
- laminar flowSmooth, parallel fluid motion
- eddiesCounter-flowing circular currents
- vorticesRotating fluid masses
- updraftUpward air movement
buffeting · gusts · momentum · kinetic energy · rotation · instability
microburst
Localized descending air blast
- downburstSudden descending windstorm
- jet streamHigh-altitude wind current
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
convection · squall line · storm cell · pressure gradient · cyclone · Doppler radar
microburst
Localized descending air blast
- glideslopeAircraft descent angle guidance
- approachWay of handling something
- landingDescent's final moment
airspeed · altitude · go-around · turbulence · cockpit · pilot · flight path · autopilot · instrumentation · anemometer
microburst
Localized descending air blast
go-around · warning · alert · dangerous · fatal · sudden · unpredictable · severe weather · emergency · evasive action
turbulent flow
Irregular, swirling fluid dynamics
- laminar flowSmooth, parallel fluid motion
- eddiesCounter-flowing circular currents
- vorticesRotating fluid masses
updraft · buffeting · gusts · momentum · kinetic energy · rotation · instability
- weather phenomenatornado, hurricane, gust, blizzard, breeze
- meteorologyweather, rain, snow, clouds, storms
- weather datatemperature, humidity, rainfall, snowfall, air pressure
- windbreeze, gale, gust, gusts, zephyr
- weather damagestorm damage, hail damage, flood damage, tornado damage, hurricane damage
- wind effectstornadoes, hurricanes, sand storms, dust storms, blizzards