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When departing behind a heavy aircraft the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft?
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above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
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What is wake turbulence?
"Wake turbulence is turbulence that forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air. This turbulence includes various components, the most important of which are wingtip vortices and jetwash. Jetwash refers simply to the rapidly moving gasses expelled from a jet engine; it is extremely turbulent, but of short duration. Wingtip vortices, on the other hand, are much more stable and can remain in the air for up to three minutes after the passage of an aircraft. Wingtip vortices make up the primary and most dangerous component of wake turbulence. Wake turbulence is especially hazardous during the landing and take off phases of flight, for three reasons. The first is that during take-off and landing, aircraft operate at low speeds and high angle of attack. This flight attitude maximizes the formation of dangerous wingtip vortices. Secondly, takeoff and landing are the times when a plane is operating closest to its stall speed and to the ground - meaning there is little margin for recovery in the event of encountering another aircraft's wake turbulence. Thirdly, these phases of flight put aircraft closest together and along the same flightpath, maximizing the chance of encountering the phenomenon." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_turbulence
When fighter-type aircraft are taxiing no vehicle will operate ft behind the aircraft?
If I'm correct, its 350+ ft. behind the aircraft because of the hot exhausts that come out of the turbine engine/engines.
What does heavy mean for air traffic control?
When aircraft generate lift to fly, they leave an area of disturbed air behind them known as wake turbulence which can badly affect the control of following aircraft. This is especially dangerous during takeoff and landing, where the loss of control close to the ground can easily cause a crash. The heavier the aircraft, the stronger the wake turbulence. For this reason, the interval is increased in most instances for aircraft following or landing behind a heavy aircraft. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) uses three standard size classifications for planes based on their maximum takeoff weight; Heavy : 136,000+ Kg Medium : 7,000 - 125,599 Kg Light : 7,000 kg or less. In the United States, aircraft capable of a maximum takeoff weight of 300,000 pounds or more are classified as "heavy", even if the aircraft happens to be operating below that weight. Aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight over 14,500 pounds and less than 300,000 pounds are classified as "large". Aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 14,500 pounds or less are classified as "small". There is a new category called 'super' which has been introduced just for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-800. The separation between two "Supers" following each other is 4 nautical miles (nm). A large aircraft behind a super needs 10 nm separation. The distance between two "heavy" craft is also 4 nm, a "large" or "medium" following a "heavy" needs 5 nm. To make other craft aware of the status of heavies and supers, air traffic controllers controlling aircraft in the vicinity of airports use the convention of including the "heavy" or "super" weight classification in the aircraft call sign - "United 29 Heavy", for example. Controllers also issue a cautionary advisory to aircraft landing behing a heavy or super - "...following a heavy Boeing seven sixty seven, caution wake turbulence".
What is aircraft propeller?
A propeller is the object on the aircraft that rotates to produce thrust almost like a fan makes wind... it aims the wind behind it and pushes the aircraft forward
What does cva stand for behind uss forrestal?
aircraft carrier attack
When an aircraft's engines are being operated how close can you park to the aircraft to the front and rear?
25 ft in front, 200 ft behind
What is the most common type of plane crash?
The most commone type of plane crash is either a poorly maintained aircraft, for example the engine or sensors or even worse certain vital parts of the aircraft, then there is pilot or computer errors, this is by far the most common (human error) and most are either really rare but fatal for example American Airlines flight 587. Also most plane crashes - 80% of them happen whilst 8 min taking off or 3 min landing; hence pilot error and computer failure. most of these are non fatal. Then comes the more unlikely ones that are caused by enviromental factors and also involves some other aircraft - for example flight 587 crashed due to turbulence, but a pilot can handle turbulence; the kind of turbulence that the plane experienced was called wake turbulence, and this is the turbulence that other planes leave behind them, which is when the air at the bottom of the wing goes around the wing and on top and the inertia cases it to spin, like a super long tornado. (this happens the moment the wings begin working to produce lift, search it up.) flight 587 hits the turbulence so bad that the pilot had to use the rudder, and such bad stress causing one part to fail and then the domino effect to happen - the whole plane spun voilently and crashed, all 250+ died. And a bonus one, St. Elmos fire, search it up. this is completely rare!
What is the long trail of ice crystals in the sky behind a jet aircraft called?
Vapour Trail
What is smoke trail?
Smoke trail is the trail of smoke left behind by an aircraft as it flies in the sky.
No vehicle shall drive closer than 200 feet in the rear of a fighter aircraft when engines are running or about to be started This distance increases when operating behind a heavy aircraft to?
500ft
What has the author Billing written?
. Billing has written: 'Oscillations excited in the cable of a bomb towed behind an aircraft'
When towing an aircraft with faulty brakes behind another aircraft or vehicle-the tow vehicle minimum distance will be?
That figure will vary from 25 to 100 feet. The figure depends on the operator or the airfield control.
