Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. By far the strongest component of wake turbulence is the swirling air generated at the tips of the aircrafts wings. Wake turbulence can cause severe roll and structural damage to smaller aircraft.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 18, 2025

The aircraft also participated in studies involving low-altitude flight with asymmetric engine thrust. These glove modifications served to smooth the wing surface and alter the airfoil to achieve specific pressure distributions.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The wings are designed with an airfoil shape, curved on the top and flatter on the bottom, creating a pressure difference when air flows over them. Each rotor blade acts as an airfoil, and as it rotates, it moves air over its surface, generating lift. Does turbulence affect helicopters differently?

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

On top of that, the hinge points of the swing-wing mechanism can become sources of turbulence and flow separation. According to Robert Gregg, Boeing’s chief aerodynamicist , supercritical airfoils help delay shock waves by managing how pressure waves behave at high speeds. Lower required thrust, and shorter takeoff and landing rolls.

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