Investigators have not been able to explain why the captain of a Diamond Aircraft DA62 calibration flight repeatedly breached minimum separation distances from commercial traffic at Dubai before a ...

When aircraft are in flight, vortices are generated behind them from the wing tips. These are known as wake vortices, and they can have safety implications for following air traffic. The German ...

The swirling wing vortex from an agricultural airplane is highlighed during tests at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. NASA Langley Research Center Mark Mallari writes from Manila, the Philippines, with ...

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: ...

Passengers have described the terrifying moment a vortex sent their Qantas flight into a 10-second “nosedive”. Hundreds of horrified travelers held hands ­believing they were about to die as the ...

A new mathematical analysis of an aeronautical hazard known as wake turbulence might eventually lead to improved air safety and increase the number of flights at major airports, scientists say.

Differential flap settings and spoiler changes hold key for tackling hazard Researchers are planning flight tests of an Airbus A340-300 testbed in mid-2006 to evaluate the effect of differential flap ...

As an unavoidable consequence of lift a pair of counter-rotating vortices forms behind the wings. This long-lived vortex pair constitutes a potential risk to following aircraft. The proper prediction ...

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 ...