Hurricane hunting became safer with the introduction of sturdier 4-engine planes, but flying through the eyewall of any hurricane remains a dangerous occupation--one that has claimed six hurricane or typhoon hunter planes, with loss of 53 lives.
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At cruising altitude, the winds are pretty light, and a commercial airliner can fly through it with ease. It's only risky to take off and land in a Hurricane, because the strongest winds of a Hurricane are located near the surface.
All planes are designed to fly through thunderstorms and have to comply with safety regulations. A rainstorm is unlikely to cause damage to the aircraft. The only danger of flying during bad weather is the risk of freezing rain, but in this case, your plane will most likely be delayed until the storm passes.
It is possible to overfly a hurricane if the destination is on the other side of the storm. However, some storms can create turbulence at high altitude and that has to be factored in when choosing a route.
At cruising altitude, the winds are pretty light, and a commercial airliner can fly through it with ease. It's only risky to take off and land in a Hurricane, because the strongest winds of a Hurricane are located near the surface.
During a natural disaster, airports often close to the public, flight paths are rerouted, and flights can be affected around the entire country. If you plan to fly, check the status of your flight with your airline carrier. The FAA does not cancel flights.
Sometimes it's unavoidable to fly through light and moderate turbulence, but rest assured your pilots are working to find smooth air. If they encounter severe or extreme turbulence not forecasted, pilots will quickly climb or descend to a safe and smooth altitude.”
“Planes are built to withstand very, very way worse. It's not fun, evidently, but completely fine.” During the flight, Jimmy reassured viewers that when turbulence hits, the “plane isn't going to fall out of the sky.”
Can Turbulence Crash An Airplane? The short answer is – no. Although in its worst form, turbulence may scare passengers to the point where they start praying to the Almighty, asking for mercy for their sins, it's very, very rare for turbulence to be powerful enough to actually bring a plane down.
With this in mind, horizontal winds (also known as “crosswinds”) in excess of 30-35 kts (about 34-40 mph) are generally prohibitive of take-off and landing.
There are many flights that cross the triangle every day. So, yes planes can and do fly in the triangle. Pilots try to avoid thunderstorms because the hail, lightning and severe up and down droughts can cause serious damage to any aircraft flying through or near a large thunder cloud.
A plane can fly through anything but if it survives is another matter, The winds in a tornado can and will tear a plane apart, up to three hundred miles an hour, Slam it into the ground, no plane has been built that can face off with a tornado and survive.