Volcanic Ash Clouds and
Aircraft Safety
Created by: Gari C.
Mayberry
For: Natural Hazard Mitigation GE404
Taught by:
Dr. Bill Rose
Last Updated June 2002
This page aims to
provide information about how volcanic ash clouds affect aircraft,
and how to avoid this hazard.The detrimental effects of volcanic ash
clouds need to be understood by the public because ignorance could
lead to disaster. If an airplane flies into a volcanic cloud, the
silicate particles in the cloud enter the engines and melt, which can
lead to engine damage and malfunction and to many other kinds of
aircraft damage. Although no deaths have yet resulted, this is quite
possible.
Why every pilot and airline should know about
this