Wake vortex generated by ATTAS at the research airport

Wake vortex generated by ATTAS at the research airport
Wake vortices are air swirls generated by an aircraft's wings, especially when flying at low speeds during take-off and landing.
 
The aim of the experiments is to make smaller separation distances possible between aircraft approaching or taking off in succession, through a more precise calculation of the evolution and decay of the wake vortices.
Credit:

DLR (CC-BY 3.0).

DownloadDownload