which aircraft creates the greatest wake turbulance?
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2006-06-16 11:23:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
THE MILITARY'S C-130??
2006-06-16 11:29:30 · answer #1 · answered by meld1707 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Wake turbulence (originally called prop wash or jet wash) is created at the point when an aircraft wing just begins to creat lift. Vortices's are formed at the wing tips that can remain in position on the runway during calm air or be moved by the wind onto parallel runways.
The Boeing 757 has been identified as causing wake turbulence 22% of the time when an encounter is reported.
2006-06-16 16:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by Bob S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would be the unit of measurement to use in determining the "greatest" level of wake "turbulance"?
Qualitively speaking, the aircraft creating the most airflow disruption would be the largest and heaviest aircraft, such as a 747 or a C-5. These would require the most lift to keep them in the air, and hence creating the most substantial wakes (lift's greatest amount of airflow disruption) as a side effect.
Of course there are other factors to consider, such the shape of the wing and the plane in general, its airspeed and external factors like the weather.
2006-06-16 16:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by Well 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The heavyest one! The heavier and bigger the aircraft, - the more turbulence it makes going though the air. IE - Turbulence from a cessna 180 won't affect a 747 at all,while a 747 will turn the Cessna every-which-way-but-loose (most likely sticking in the ground, -if it is close to the ground!
2006-06-16 11:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
F-16
2006-06-16 11:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The An-225 Mriya (Dream), a russian 6 engine heavy cargo aircraft. World's largest aircraft to date still.
2006-06-16 17:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by Lew W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boeing 757
2006-06-17 04:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by jrc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a B-52?
2006-06-17 03:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 00:30:48 · answer #9 · answered by fleitman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy, B-52 Stratofortress.
Widest engine span.
2006-06-17 12:40:46 · answer #10 · answered by Roman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to guess the Space Shuttle. At approx. 11 million pounds at liftoff and with all that propellant blasting out of the back end, I'm going to guess this is it.
2006-06-16 12:42:39 · answer #11 · answered by BigDaddy59 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋