FAA Wake turbulence test

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Uploaded by on Nov 18, 2009

A 737 is flown behind a 727 to study the effects of wake turbulence on aircraft.

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  • Am I the only one that thinks wake turbulence is a little overblown? Don't get me wrong, Putting a small directly behind a heavy is asking for trouble, but wouldn't weather and environmental conditions create a significant change in wake turbulence effects?

  • Good video. If wake turbulence from a 727 can disrupt a 737, just imagine what a heavy would do to a lighty on approach!

  • Keep in mind: Wake turbulence is strongest when the aircraft is "slow, heavy and clean" (such as during take-off). In principle, wake turbulence should be weaker in cruise flight. Is perhaps why the vortices were indiscernible?

  • The point is to AVOID the wake turbulence... think what it does to a 737, imagine what it would do to a small plane like a Piper or Cessna!! AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!

  • @hurmer Lol. The point is that the wake turbulence has quite the effect on the chasing 737.

  • @hurmer i meant  '''reveals''' :)

  • its a good idea.but the test doesnt look like reviels anything,i did not see any vortices...

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