Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

By far the strongest component of wake turbulence is the swirling air generated at the tips of the aircrafts wings. Key Takeaways Wingtip vortices, not engine exhaust, create the strongest wake turbulence. Wake turbulence can cause severe roll and structural damage to smaller aircraft. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed?

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 1, 2025

Setting the benchmark for modern airliners, the Douglas DC-3 (1935) a classic in commercial aviation brought all-metal construction, retractable landing gear, and more efficient airfoil designs. Replacing the slower, drag-heavy biplanes of previous years, monoplane aircraft emerged during this time.

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Drag Lift Jet Stability 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 18, 2025

These glove modifications served to smooth the wing surface and alter the airfoil to achieve specific pressure distributions. enabling precise analysis of laminar-to-turbulent transition across various sweep angles and flight conditions.

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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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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

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. One such challenge is gap sealing.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

It retained the classic, high-lift Clark Y airfoil, but the span of its four-position semi-Fowler flap span was extended. The Garmin glass lived up to its reputation for being easy to program, and the autopilot did as it was programmed, even in turbulence, with appropriate rudder input. In 2005, a new wing became standard.

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Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Rudder 78