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Todays Wikipedia featured picture drammatically shows wake turbulence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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![]() "Skywise" wrote in message ... Todays Wikipedia featured picture drammatically shows wake turbulence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Brian -- And since it won't necessarily be 5/2/06 when everyone reads this the more permanent link is... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex |
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and that's just the wake from a light "crop duster"... now imagine that with
a dirty 767 or 777 or even 747 BT "Skywise" wrote in message ... Todays Wikipedia featured picture drammatically shows wake turbulence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in news:125fifr5f5h30b4
@news.supernews.com: "Skywise" wrote in message ... Todays Wikipedia featured picture drammatically shows wake turbulence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Brian -- And since it won't necessarily be 5/2/06 when everyone reads this the more permanent link is... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex Oh yes...silly me...thanks! Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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![]() WOW! What a great example for instructors. "Skywise" wrote in message ... Todays Wikipedia featured picture drammatically shows wake turbulence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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![]() "BTIZ" wrote in message news:Z3S5g.17953 \ ... now imagine that with a dirty 767 or 777 or even 747 Actually, the strongest vortices occur when a craft is heavy, clean, and slow. iow, on takeoff rather than landing. |
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true... but if he is heavy and slow.. he will not be clean..
BT "John Gaquin" wrote in message news ![]() "BTIZ" wrote in message news:Z3S5g.17953 \ ... now imagine that with a dirty 767 or 777 or even 747 Actually, the strongest vortices occur when a craft is heavy, clean, and slow. iow, on takeoff rather than landing. |
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BTIZ wrote:
true... but if he is heavy and slow.. he will not be clean.. He certainly could be! Slow is relative to full speed, not necessarily on the edge of a stall, ala PP check ride "slow flight". Think takeoffs with little or no flaps. |
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![]() "BTIZ" wrote in message news:C4X5g.17979$Qz.2667@fed1read11... true... but if he is heavy and slow.. he will not be clean.. Just how long do you think they keep the gear and flaps down? |
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![]() "Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... true... but if he is heavy and slow.. he will not be clean.. Just how long do you think they keep the gear and flaps down? Long enough to take off and establish positive rate of climb. After that, you're not going to be keeping up with them anyway. -c |
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