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In my world, which is similar to that described in this answer, with suspended platforms between 5 and 40 km above the global sea, with 1 ATM at 25km altitude, with a similar gravity and scale height to Earth, so that the sea-level pressure is nearly 20 ATM, there are airships similar to that described in this answer, which are essentially wooden sailing ships that can fly with the assistance of magical keels.

The thing with these suspended platforms is that they have landscape on top of them, and those in a position that allows them to have liquid water (anything below about 27km) may have waterfalls that fall off the edge of the platform.

This makes me wonder... how far down might the water from a large, Niagra-sized or larger waterfall be dangerous to one of these square-rigged wooden flying ships and the crew on their open decks?

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I see this as a problem of water dispersal. Air resistance will cause the water column to break apart into smaller droplets... but how far down would this large amount of water still be dangerous and not just a heavy shower?

In my world, which is similar to that described in this answer, with suspended platforms between 5 and 40 km above the global sea, with 1 ATM at 25km altitude, with a similar gravity and scale height to Earth, so that the sea-level pressure is nearly 20 ATM, there are airships similar to that described in this answer, which are essentially wooden sailing ships that can fly with the assistance of magical keels.

The thing with these suspended platforms is that they have landscape on top of them, and those in a position that allows them to have liquid water (anything below about 27km) may have waterfalls that fall off the edge of the platform.

This makes me wonder... how far down might the water from a large, Niagra-sized or larger waterfall be dangerous to one of these square-rigged wooden flying ships and the crew on their open decks?

In my world, which is similar to that described in this answer, with suspended platforms between 5 and 40 km above the global sea, with 1 ATM at 25km altitude, with a similar gravity and scale height to Earth, so that the sea-level pressure is nearly 20 ATM, there are airships similar to that described in this answer, which are essentially wooden sailing ships that can fly with the assistance of magical keels.

The thing with these suspended platforms is that they have landscape on top of them, and those in a position that allows them to have liquid water (anything below about 27km) may have waterfalls that fall off the edge of the platform.

This makes me wonder... how far down might the water from a large, Niagra-sized or larger waterfall be dangerous to one of these square-rigged wooden flying ships and the crew on their open decks?

EDIT:

I see this as a problem of water dispersal. Air resistance will cause the water column to break apart into smaller droplets... but how far down would this large amount of water still be dangerous and not just a heavy shower?

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What is the danger zone of a waterfall to aircraft?

In my world, which is similar to that described in this answer, with suspended platforms between 5 and 40 km above the global sea, with 1 ATM at 25km altitude, with a similar gravity and scale height to Earth, so that the sea-level pressure is nearly 20 ATM, there are airships similar to that described in this answer, which are essentially wooden sailing ships that can fly with the assistance of magical keels.

The thing with these suspended platforms is that they have landscape on top of them, and those in a position that allows them to have liquid water (anything below about 27km) may have waterfalls that fall off the edge of the platform.

This makes me wonder... how far down might the water from a large, Niagra-sized or larger waterfall be dangerous to one of these square-rigged wooden flying ships and the crew on their open decks?