This warning came from ATC as we were flying westbound in our mighty Cessna 172T. Ahead and east of us was a Boeing C-17 on approach to the local air base. I instructed the flight student to tighten ...

Wingtip vortices, a form of wake turbulence, are rapidly rotating air generated by an airplane's wings whenever they produce lift, posing a significant and often unseen hazard, especially from heavy ...

A calm evening flight takes a sudden twist when a small airplane encounters wake turbulence from a Dash-8 ahead. The pilot ...

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: ...

ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh carrier Bek Air, whose jet crashed near Almaty last week killing 12 people, said on Monday the accident may have been caused by wake turbulence, an explanation immediately ...

Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Bombardier Learjet 35A experienced an in-flight upset from wake turbulence during an approach to Halifax. The aircraft, inbound from Thunder Bay on 18 ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- Newly released data on the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 raises the possibility that the crew, responding to turbulence, hit the rudder unusually hard, creating stress on ...

Aircraft wake vortex dynamics encompass the study of the vortical patterns generated by an aircraft during flight, which have significant implications for aviation safety and airport capacity. These ...

Commercial takeoffs can feel painfully slow especially when the runway looks clear and the clock keeps ticking. But those two to three minutes between departures aren’t inefficiency; they’re ...

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 ...