Turbulence is something that affects every aircraft in flight. However, the phenomenon known as wake turbulence not only affects aircraft, it's caused by them. Wake turbulence is generated by aircraft ...

Wake turbulence is a serious, invisible aviation hazard caused by wingtip vortices, which are strongest and most persistent when produced by heavy, slow aircraft in stable air with light crosswinds.

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A Qantas Airbus A380 took a "nosedive" over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, passengers said, after flying through the wake turbulence generated by another Qantas A380. Qantas Flight 94 departed ...

A NASA 747 utilized to transport the Space Shuttle was used for a study of trailing wake vortices. Six smoke generators were installed under the wings of the 747 to provide a visual image of the ...

Paris Charles de Gaulle will be the first airport to deploy RECAT-EU, the new categorization of wake turbulence and separation minimums, Eurocontrol announced. A new Eurocontrol specification for ...

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The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a giant flying machine. The only built Antonov An-225 Mriya (NATO reporting name: Cossack) strategic airlift cargo aircraft is continuing to fly COVID-19 missions across ...

A small private jet was flipped over in midair and plunged 10,000 feet after being caught in the wake turbulence from a passing Airbus A380 superjumbo, according to reports. One person aboard the ...

ATC explicitly assigns responsibility for wake turbulence avoidance to the pilot, often providing clearances or instructions that place light aircraft in proximity to heavy jet wakes or blast. The ...

Due to the high operating speeds in cruise flight and the standard 1000 ft. vertical separation in RVSM airspace, wake can be encountered up to 25 nm behind the generating aircraft. Credit: ...