Results for: Contrail
In Earth Sciences

What types of planes leave contrails?

  Answer   Any kind of powered airplane can leave contrails under the proper condition.   Rocket planes always leave contrails.   Jets usually leave contrail… (MORE)
In Earth Sciences

What are contrails?

contrails are "clouds" formed by the hot, humid air from plane/jet engines which mixes with water vapor high in the sky, then turning into ice crystals which then create contr… (MORE)
In Acronyms & Abbreviations

What is Contrail Inc in Chicago?

  Business consultation services in the field of magazine subscriptions and business marketing services, namely assisting magazine publishers to increase circulation throu… (MORE)
In Clouds

What are jet contrails?

Jet contrails are water condensation resulting from the rapid compression and decompression of the air around the wing as the airplane moves through the atmosphere. The atmo… (MORE)
In Clouds

How are contrail clouds formed?

Contrails are formed from the moisture in the exhaust of an airplane. The moisture condenses or crystallizes to form a visible cloud.
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In Science

What are contrails and how do they form?

Contrails are the white, cloudlike trails left behind jets flying in the sky. They form when water vapor, a byproduct of the combustion taking place in the jet engines, conden… (MORE)
In Earth Sciences

What is it that causes contrails?

Contrails are long, artificial clouds that are man-made, sometimes trailing an aircraft. They are made most commonly by the water vapor in the exhaust of the engines of aircr… (MORE)