On Jun 30, 10:14*pm, Six of Nine or Half-dozen of the Oher
wrote:
Thunderstorms are well within the safety margins of aircraft. However
thunderstorms are sometimes catalyzed by hull discharges; aircraft
cannot survive these collisions.

On Jun 30, 12:42*pm, "Hagar" wrote:

"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message

...

What it airbus has a fuselage that can't take air pockets. falling in a
vacuum,and fall stopped by very dense up air causes it to break. *Its
always the sudden stop that's the killer * Trebert

Or smarter pilots, who would just fly around a thunderstorm ... just a
thought.

Baseball sized hail is a serious plane killer. The other commercial
flights just before and after AF447 had no such indications or need of
having to avoid such bad weather or much less hail.

~ BG