Aviation Week

Encountering Wake Turbulence At High Altitude, Part 2

Wakes can be encountered up to 25 nm behind the generating aircraft. The most significant encounters are reported within a distance of 15 nm. Credit: EASA Safety Information Bulletin 2017-10 Fast ...
Nature

Dynamics and Control of Aircraft Wake Vortices

Aircraft wake vortices are pairs of counter-rotating, helical structures shed from the wingtips of lifting surfaces. Their self-induced descent and mutual interaction govern the spatial and temporal ...
Flightglobal

SJ-100 aerodynamic analysis aims to reduce wake vortex effects

Russian researchers have completed another phase of analysis of the domestically-powered Yakovlev SJ-100, examining its aerodynamic characteristics during take-off and landing. The latest version of ...
Flightglobal

Refined wake-separation calculations set to speed Heathrow arrival traffic flow

UK air navigation service NATS has implemented a new arrival separation technique for London Heathrow aimed at squeezing out additional capacity while complying with wake-vortex requirements. The ...
Aviation Week

Encountering Wake Turbulence At High Altitude, Part 3

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: ...