A stunning video of an airplane taking off from the London-area Gatwick Airport shows a plane bursting through heavy fog, leaving an almost cartoonish gap in its wake as well as an impressive display ...
Lockheed Martin (Syracuse, NY) recently implemented some improvements to a laser-based technology that aims to “hear” the sound generated by aircraft wake vortices. Part of Project SOCRATES (Sensors ...
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a giant flying machine. The only built Antonov An-225 Mriya (NATO reporting name: Cossack) strategic airlift cargo aircraft is continuing to fly COVID-19 missions across ...
How a small NASA T-37 jet flew deliberately into wake turbulence to help engineers understand control limits, vortex strength, and aircraft separation safety.
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 ...
This video shows how NASA studied wingtip vortices using a C-5A Galaxy about 50 years ago. Although they dissipate at a certain distance from the wing, wingtip vortices, that form because of the ...
The A330neo uses blended Sharklets wingtip devices benefiting from the development of wingtips for the A350 and A320neo.
The A350's winglets are much larger than the A330neo's, an aircraft that partially followed the A350's winglet design.