21. That means, they say, that the military has no idea whether the laser will be able to fire through turbulent air . 22. The new free space optics systems must handle many challenges posed by the atmosphere, among them tiny pockets of turbulent air . 23. Observation of Mercury becomes far more difficult when the telescope is mounted on an airplane bumping and swerving through turbulent air . 24. It's converted to mist by turbulent air flow on its surface . talk ) 17 : 19, 14 September 2011 ( UTC) 25. Extreme gusts occur when turbulent air motions, similar to eddies in a rushing stream, mix winds from aloft to the earth's surface. 26. Brack tried to pass on the high side of the banking and appeared to slide in the wake of turbulent air from Papis'car. 27. The plane was flying near, but outside of, an area that a local observatory warned might contain turbulent air , Japanese news reports said. 28. By their calculations, the researchers say, this effect can occur even in the only mildly turbulent air that is found in most clouds. 29. A turbulent air flow would result in a mixing of hot and cold air, which could have a major effect on the shuttle temperature. 30. "Over the next two or three years there is going to be ` turbulent air 'for both the military and civilian ( aerospace ) industry,"