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Old 06-04-2009, 01:56 PM   #39
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Re: Air France Jet Disappears on Flight From Brazil to Paris

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven View Post
I don't know if we have any aviation experts here, but if the thunderstorms have a "ceiling", in this case 50,000 feet, would it be possible to fly over the thundercloud?
I don't know that sounds really high. I don't think commercial airliners go above 45,000.

Even if they could have gone over it the article points out sometimes a storm forms around you and you're basically stuck.
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