Despite being over seven nautical miles behind an Emirates A380, a Eurowings A320 was caught off guard by unexpected wake ...

It's no secret that air travel requires a lot of technical know-how. What exactly is wake turbulence and how does it affect commercial air traffic?

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: ...

Wake turbulence is an invisible but significant threat in aviation, requiring Air Traffic Control (ATC) to implement complex rules and separation standards based on aircraft weight categories (e.g., ...

Wake turbulence is a serious hazard caused by wingtip vortices from lift, strongest behind heavy, slow aircraft, especially in stable air with light crosswinds, and poses a risk throughout nearly all ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (KUTV) — Investigators said "erroneous" data caused by wake turbulence was to blame for the crash of an F-35A at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base, according to the accident report ...

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Air India spokesperson said the matted would be investigated in accordance with established procedures and in coordination ...

EIGHT people were rushed to hospital after “drop tower” turbulence on a flight left passengers screaming and fearing for ...

An Air India flight from Delhi to Bengaluru suffered a tail-strike incident while landing at Bengaluru airport. Flight AI2651 ...

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 ...