Originally Posted by SirFlysALot
I worry more about storms and turbulence where you can see the wings flapping like a bird outside the window. I sit there hoping the engineers really know a lot about bonding the pieces together.
To answer the OP, no, I do not get worried. Even after traveling over a million miles, I still get a rush when the folks in the cockpit pull back on the yoke.
As for SirFlysALot, don't worry about the wings bouncing a little -- they are designed to do that. You would be in a lot more trouble if they didn't flex.
A Boeing 777's wing design is done so that the wings are literally pulled, arching up. Sposed to be that way.
Many commercial aircraft are designed to take much, much, much more punishment than it does in a common flight. What ATC and pilots call 'moderate turbulence' (get that farily often around DEN) is perfectly fine for the plane.
More airplanes are actually damaged on the ground by maintenance crews and catering trucks more than a plane going through turbulence.