This is amazing!
Humid atmosphere conditions allow us to see how air passes over an aircraft. The trailing lines are known as wingtip vortices.
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Humid atmosphere conditions allow us to see how air passes over an aircraft. The trailing lines are known as wingtip vortices.
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Lift is caused by a pressure difference across the wings.
The cloud that forms over the wing is to do with the drop in pressure on top of each wing.
The cloud that forms over the wing is to do with the drop in pressure on top of each wing.
Normal clouds form when there is too much water vapour for the air to hold.
Basically, when the atmosphere is unable to hold the water vapour at a certain temperature and pressure, it saturates and we see cloud.
Basically, when the atmosphere is unable to hold the water vapour at a certain temperature and pressure, it saturates and we see cloud.
Condensation point depends heavily on temperature, pressure and how much water vapour is in the atmosphere.
If you drop the pressure (like above the wing of a plane on landing), the air can no longer hold the water vapour in gaseous form and the air saturates (condensation).
If you drop the pressure (like above the wing of a plane on landing), the air can no longer hold the water vapour in gaseous form and the air saturates (condensation).
Similar results can be achieved if we think of this in terms of temperature.
If the air is rich in water vapour, dropping the temperature adequately would result in the air having to saturate (condensation and cloud formation).
If the air is rich in water vapour, dropping the temperature adequately would result in the air having to saturate (condensation and cloud formation).
Just noticing the trailing lines are not actually form the wingtips themselves but the principle is the same.
Wingtip (or wake) vortices are circular patterns of rotating air left behind a wing.
This example makes it clearer. Source: phys.org/news/2018-05-w…
Wingtip (or wake) vortices are circular patterns of rotating air left behind a wing.
This example makes it clearer. Source: phys.org/news/2018-05-w…
If you have made it this far, this is really worth a watch...
Stunning example of wing condensation and wake vortices. Notice the weather conditions... humid.
The changes in pressure on the wing and within the wake vortices allows the air to saturate.
Stunning example of wing condensation and wake vortices. Notice the weather conditions... humid.
The changes in pressure on the wing and within the wake vortices allows the air to saturate.
Basically, in certain weather conditions, we are able to see the impact of changes in pressure as the plane distorts the atmosphere around it.
So cool.
So cool.
Worth noting that this is not the same as a contrail.
Contrail is short for condensation trail but forms when water vapour (produced by the combustion of fuel in airplane engines) condenses upon soot particles or sulphur aerosols in the plane's exhaust.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail
Contrail is short for condensation trail but forms when water vapour (produced by the combustion of fuel in airplane engines) condenses upon soot particles or sulphur aerosols in the plane's exhaust.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail
The vortices produced by the turbulent wake of the plane can be a hazard for the next plane coming in to land
The turbulent wake can cause loss of lift and stability to the aircraft behind and must be accounted for in spacing of landings.
More here: skybrary.aero/articles/wake-…
The turbulent wake can cause loss of lift and stability to the aircraft behind and must be accounted for in spacing of landings.
More here: skybrary.aero/articles/wake-…
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