Turbulence is something that affects every aircraft in flight. However, the phenomenon known as wake turbulence not only affects aircraft, it's caused by them. Wake turbulence is generated by aircraft ...

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Every airplane creates wake turbulence while in flight, which results in two counter-rotating vortices trailing behind the aircraft. These vortices can affect other aircraft as it passes. According to ...

For business aircraft pilots, the best tactic to surviving a wake turbulence encounter is to avoid it altogether. Pilot, safety expert, consultant, and aviation journalist Stuart “Kipp” Lau writes ...