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VORTEXES IN AIRCRAFT WAKES.
- Source :
- Scientific American; Mar1974, Vol. 230 Issue 3, p76-83, 8p, 2 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams
- Publication Year :
- 1974
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Abstract
- Discusses the phenomenon of wing-trailing vortexes in aircraft wakes. Examples of jumbo jets such as the Boeing 747, the Locklead C-5A and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that may cause vortex air turbulence; Association of fatal crashes with the vortex wakes of aircraft; Recommendation posed by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regarding the issue.
- Subjects :
- VORTEX motion
AIRCRAFT carriers
AIRCRAFT accidents
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368733
- Volume :
- 230
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scientific American
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 21167164
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0374-76