michaeljp From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 179 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (8 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 3433 times:
I think you'll struggle to find a definitive answer to that as all aircraft handle turbulence in different ways for one. Secondly one airplane flying through turbulence may experience it to a greater or lesser extent then the previous or next aircraft.
All manufacturers will claim smoothness but its down to whatever happens on the day
B777LRF From Luxembourg, joined Nov 2008, 1006 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (8 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 3297 times:
Has much more to do with wing loading than aircraft size. A lightly loaded wing will, by definition, "flap" around more than a highly loaded one. One of the best turbulence penetrators is the DC-9, particularly the shorter winged versions.
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VC10er From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 2426 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (8 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 3231 times:
I love a bit of turbulence, but not heavy and for a long time. I have always felt more comfortable on a 747 than anything else in that situation, but that could be psycological. Or it does support bigger is better. Conversely, I find it more frightening on a RJ.
Once on a 777 I went to the lav, in calm air, however on the way back to my seat we were suddenly hit with a bang of turbulence and I was knocked to the floor. Oddly, it didn't scare me.
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No. The A380-800 wing is designed for the higher weights of the -900 stretch (which has yet to see the light of day, sadly). So, the wing isn't nearly as highly-loaded as it was designed to be.
Therefore, the A388 is NOT as smooth as it could be.
Conversely, the 747-8 is more airplane on a similar wing to the 744. They did make some changes, but the surface area, if I'm not mistaken, isn't hugely different at all. Therefore, the 748 will likely handle turbulence more comfortable than the 744.
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