Wingtip Vortices: They’re One of the Costs of Lift
Swirling columns of air slowly trail downward behind an airplane—yours included.
Wake Turbulence
Read More »
The Wake: Invisible Gremlin Grabs Your Attention
It’s important to be aware that any airplane can create wake turbulence.
Learning to Fly Amid Wake Turbulence
Although you may not be able to see them, wing tip vortices can definitely turn you into a junior stunt pilot.
How Do You Interpret an Eddy Dissipation Rate?
EDR quantifies turbulence for a specific aircraft, and it’s not a measure of the likelihood of turbulence—just the intensity.
Purdue University’s New Turbulence Model Predicts Complex Scenarios
Unseen—for the most part, unless rendered visible by dust or contrails—and always unwelcome, wake turbulence causes flight-path disruption at best, and fatal accidents when encountered at its worst. Pilots do what they can to avoid it, especially when on takeoff or landing, and controllers are tasked with helping us to steer clear. Still, we’re not […]
