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Wake turbulence as art

September 1st, 2006

Wingtip vortices made visible with smoke from flares

A reader (who wishes to remain anonymous) sent me the link to this picture. Here’s a high resolution version. The photo was taken over the Atlantic Ocean near Charleston, SC on 16 May 2006 — a C-17 released flares, and the smoke from the flares makes the turbulent air in the big plane’s wake visible, including the wingtip vortices.

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5 Responses to “Wake turbulence as art”

  1. Shawn Says:
    September 1st, 2006 at 09:42:49-0400

    Cool shot!

  2. Niss Feiner Says:
    September 1st, 2006 at 14:04:01-0400

    Awesome! If there is no name for it yet, I reccomend “Gods Binoculars”.

    Cheesy yet elegant no?

    Niss

  3. Frank Ch. Eigler Says:
    September 17th, 2006 at 08:13:08-0400

    It’s all a lie! The photograph proves the existence of angels, I tell you!!

  4. Cessna Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 10:27:41-0500

    Crap. That is a really cool pic… Would’nt want to be flying behind him…

  5. Aircraft Guy Says:
    February 2nd, 2007 at 13:37:53-0500

    Loved the pic. Thanks.