If a plane went into a cloud, would it:
1) come out wet?
2) ...and would the shape of the cloud change?
2006-11-21 10:37:35 · 10 answers · asked by espers_cypher 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
What is " come out wet" , Alex?
2006-11-21 10:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by squatch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have been in clouds in an airplane.
If the temperature of the airplane and the surrounding air is cool enough and there is enough moisture in the cloud, it will form droplets on the aircraft. If it is below freezing, the aircraft will pick up ice from the cloud. But many times the aircraft won't pick up anything.
The cloud shape changes with local air currents and temperatures so yes it would change shape when an aircraft goes through it.
But it doen't leave an airplane shaped hole in it.
2006-11-21 19:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An aircraft that enters a cloud has a possibility of forming ice on the wings. The first thing that must occur in order to form a cloud is the temperature/dew point spread must meet to form condensation. The condensation can form ice on the wings. If the temperature isn't cold enough for ice to form, usually it will be equivalent to driving through fog. (a form of a cloud on the ground). Next the form of the cloud will change slightly. It depends on the size of your aircraft, and if it is piston driven or turbine. A turbine engine aircraft will make a cloud spin like a miniature tornado.
2006-11-22 01:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by us_pilot 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If there is enough moisture in the cloud, yes it will come out wet- happens where I fly alot. when it comes to changing clouds shapes, sometimes yes, even with small aircraft like C206's and C210's- the wings still produce vortices, which change the shape slightly. So yeah
2006-11-22 01:06:30 · answer #4 · answered by rghaviation 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES. clouds are 100% moisture. there probably wouldnt get the plane really wet but like a mist. yes the cloud would more than likely change its shape bc its not a solid material.
2006-11-21 18:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by monk 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes sometimes the wings get wet. If it is really cold then sometimes you fly into a cloud and end up with ice on the wings. It is very easy to see what a plane does to the shape of clouds.
It is almost like a boat in water!
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2006-11-25 18:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and No.
1. The air speed is too fast for the plane to take on any condensation.
2. The cloud will remain intact due to the fact that it responds to the pressures in the air and not objects in the air.
2006-11-21 18:41:35 · answer #7 · answered by Joe K 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1) Depends of the desity of the cloud
2) Yes it will, the air disruption caused by the aircraft will change the shape of the cloud
2006-11-25 02:45:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would come out wet, and i guess the shape of the cloud would change.
2006-11-21 18:41:30 · answer #9 · answered by Britt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. yes lots of moisture sometimes
2. No clouds are really BIG
2006-11-21 18:42:33 · answer #10 · answered by mysticrelation 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋