Are smaller aircraft more susceptible to turbulence?

In broad strokes, the effect of turbulence on an aircraft depends on two things: Total weight, and wing loading. Wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the wing area. read more

Small aircraft are not designed to be high speed, long range aircraft that are expensive to operate or carry heavy cargo or large numbers of passengers. Given these limitations and restrictions, turbulence is going to impact small wing airplanes more than a fast high altitude jet. read more

Wake turbulence can affect any aircraft, large or small. But the smaller the aircraft, the more susceptible it is to wake turbulence. For most of us, when we think about wake turbulence, we imagine a large jet creating a wake that causes problems for a smaller aircraft. read more

Turbulence is a symptom of the weather from which it spawns, and it stands to reason that as global warming destabilizes weather patterns and intensifies storms, experiences like the one I had over Maine, and the ones that keep popping up in the news, will become more common. read more