Microburst
Since 1975, every fatal U.S. commercial wind-shear accident has involved an aircraft attempting to take off or land in a heavy rain outflow from a thunderstorm. From an aircraft performance standpoint, the key difference between a microburst and a gust front is that any traverse through a microburst...
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