Questions tagged [wake-turbulence]

Air Canada Flight 190 at 36600 experienced severe wake turbulence due to a Boeing 747-400 United 896 Flight at 37000. Assume the worst possible combination of civilian aircraft under standard speeds and air conditions, if they are separated by 1000…

Source of the first photo I saw this photo of business jet touching down (first picture) and the smoke of tires forming wake turbulence . as I have provided other pictures (second and third) of "what we have seen and know about the theory of wake…

I know that 757, 737 generate strong Wake Turbulence and as pilots, we should always be aware of that and caution for the wake turbulence while landing and departing. I would like to know if is there like a list of commercial aircraft based on…

The turbulence and tip vortices behind an airliner are a familiar hazard for smaller aircraft when near an airport. But a lightweight glider seems to have not suffered from this, when its tail was actually struck by an Airbus A 320 at altitude. …