How is the 757 in turbulence?

Due to the fact that most of the wake turbulence (vortices) of an aircraft in flight is due to the air's interaction with the wing, the 757 essentially using a heavy aircraft's wing (767) causes it to have an unusual amount of wake turbulence compared to its size.



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The 757 features a very efficient supercritical wing, which, during certain brief periods of flight during takeoff or landing, can produce a wake vortex stronger than that of a much larger Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Therefore, the [required] separation is longer than [for] other narrow-bodied airliners.

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Which Plane Handles Turbulence Best? The bigger the plane, the better! Any plane can experience turbulence, but larger planes weigh more and don't feel the impact of wind changes as much as a smaller plane. Specifically, the Airbus A380 handles turbulence very well!

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The best plane for turbulence: Boeing 787-9 The original image has been cropped. This plane boasts on of the largest wing loading in commercial planes: 670 kg/m2. For comparison, the wings can take 60% per square meter than those of an Embraer ERJ-145. Just by this value, you can expect a smoother ride on the 787.

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Routes with the most turbulence
  • New York to London. One of the most popular routes which experience turbulence is flying from New York to London (and also London to New York). ...
  • Seoul to Dallas. ...
  • Flying into certain airports near the equator. ...
  • Flying into Reno, Nevada. ...
  • London to South Africa.


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Whichever plane you end up on, opt for a seat where the effects of turbulence are less dramatic. Travelling in the middle of the plane (near the wings and its centre of gravity) ensures a less bumpy ride while a seat at the back will be the most rocky.

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While no aircraft can avoid turbulence, passengers may feel less turbulence in widebody aircrafts, as they're larger and heavier airplanes.

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It's almost unheard of for turbulence to cause a crash, but it can lead to costly repairs for carriers. Usually, the damage is to cabin components like seats and overhead bins when luggage falls out or people hit them.

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Pilots know that flying safely in threatening turbulence requires slowing to VA, the maneuvering speed. This assures that the airplane will stall before its limit load factor can be exceeded. Such a stall is momentary and protects the structure against damaging loads.

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A: The 757 is one of my favorite airplanes. The lines are beautiful, and the performance is unmatched by other airliners. It has a higher thrust-to-weight ratio, resulting in spectacular climb performance.

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Airplanes are built very sturdily. In fact, there's a lot of countermeasures built into the engineering of an airplane much like a car has different things to make a smooth ride on a bumpy road, airplanes have so many parts to it that's built into the aircraft to be able to deal with and safely handle the turbulence.

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He said the power and thrust was the best of any commercial airliner in its class and pilots liked the performance and quick response from the engines (AA had Rolls-Royce) and that was fun to fly. He said though his copilot had to immediately retract flaps on his command as the “757 will overfly the flaps on takeoff”.

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The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner that was designed and built by Boeing. The B753 is member of the B757 family of aircraft. Note: Common practice is to consider B757 as 'HEAVY' (H) for the purpose of assessing wake turbulence generated by this aircraft.

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Apart from a few niche areas, airlines were just not interested in the extra capacity, given the reduction in range (and higher operating cost). It was useful for high-capacity routes and for operating at smaller airports (at that capacity, opting for the 767 was, of course, possible).

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Pilots are put through the same amount of training and testing to make sure they know what to do when turbulence suddenly rocks the aircraft up and down or side to side. Every nine months, we go for recurrent training and check rides, Biddle said.

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Using weather radar
Most commercial aircraft now pack weather radar – from the Airbus A321 to the Boeing 777. Weather radar can pick up weather systems sufficiently ahead to warn of precipitation and turbulence, allowing the fast-moving aircraft to divert in time to equally protect the humans and the aircraft.

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How much does an airplane drop in turbulence? USA TODAY's pilot expert says most bumpy flights, you're only going down a few feet. And by a few he says most times it less than 100 feet.

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From a practical point, no, a modern airliner will not lose a wing due to turbulence. Modern airlines are very tough and designed to withstand extreme turbulence. In theory, it might be possible. But to my knowledge, it has not happened to any jet airliner.

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Summer and winter are the worst seasons for turbulence. Winter has strong winds and blizzards, and summer's hot heat can create unstable air, thunderstorms, and tropical storms. That means flying during the holidays often means more turbulence than other times of the year.

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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.”

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Should you be scared of turbulence? The short answer is no, and rest assured that the pilots know how uncomfortable turbulence can make passengers feel. And know that no aircraft has ever crashed because of turbulence. Turbulence has not caused an airplane to crash, Biddle said.

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