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Planes clouds and vortices

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What it is

A short compilation of aircraft flying through clouds and moist air, showing the spiraling vortices that wings leave behind. The footage shows wingtip vortices and the way planes disturb cloud layers.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters link it as a visual illustration of wingtip vortices and wake turbulence when discussing lift and aircraft wakes.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “there are several great youtube videos[1-4] that show the wakes (the wingtip vortices in particular) created by various aircraft.”

    Shows wingtip vortices created by various aircraft.

    phumbe, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “Enroute Airbus A380 wake flips Challenger business jet upside down”

  2. “the spiraling wingtip vortices which can be observed in this neat video”

    Shows spiraling wingtip vortices, the hazardous part of wake turbulence.

    ertemplin, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Incorrect Lift Theory”

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Topics: aerodynamics, wake turbulence, aircraft, lift, fluid dynamics

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