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 ...
US investigators believe wake turbulence from a landing Airbus A320 caused a trailing Cirrus SR22 to suffer a fatal in-flight upset on approach to Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson airport. The SR22, with two ...
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 ...