Wake vortex variety

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Published 2014-04-21

The wake is the stream of turbulent air behind a plane, and everything on the plane in contact with the outside air contributes to it.

This video shows some of the components of the wake which are made impressively visible when atmospheric or other conditions are just right.

These include the following vortices: the big powerful ones which swirl off the wingtip areas; the narrow 'tubes' of condensed water which spin off the flap outer edges; the spirals coming off the propeller tips.

All Comments (21)

@stormaurora5536 8 years ago

Stunning images and awesome filming! A real treat 😁 Thank you so much ✈✈✈😀
@schwarz1919 10 years ago

AWESOME!!!! AMAZING VIDEO!! HUGE LIKE!!
@DebsWombat 10 years ago

Good grief, the footage you shoot is amazing (and I appreciate the explanations in your descriptions) - thank you so much for posting!
@TheFlyingDreamSimonGeerts 10 years ago

How amazing it is at 3:40 with the dash! Fantastic!
@HONACC323 9 years ago

Lovely stuff!
@namboozleUK 10 years ago

Great footage! The prop vortexes are epic!
@TravellerYT 10 years ago

Beautiful footage indeed, so elegant and peaceful!
@PSatBAviation 10 years ago

Magic! Beautiful! Amazing! Lovely shapes in hte Q-400! and 777!
@tflahant 10 years ago

Stunning video.....simply stunning !!!!!
@jenf777 10 years ago

Holy Sh*t incredible footage and editing - more plane amazingness from the master!!! :)
@uditabhattacharya2824 1 year ago

It is so satisfying to see the vortices above the wing disapper as soon as the spoilers are deployed
@colorneg1209 10 years ago

That's some pretty stellar camera work. Great stuff!
@malg4kpm 10 years ago

Fascinating. 100% Quality.
Thanks
@minimenemo 9 years ago

You sir, deserve an award. Fantastic videos!
@medjetaviation 9 years ago

what a blissful collection. liked.
@millerbenj 10 years ago

Great stuff! Keep it coming.
@HeartlandTuber 9 years ago

Thanks for not laying a music soundtrack on top of the video. Hearing the sounds of the plane, and the rain in the background in several places, was much more satisfying and realistic. Great video, one of best I have found illustrating this phenomenon.
@marcel911 10 years ago

Well... I have sat here for the last 6 minutes open mouthed. I've never seen these before and your rock solid camera work is a treat to watch.

Thank you for posting some truly fantastic footage.

I would have thought that a rainy day would be a waste of time. some of the landings in the rain are great. You must spend hours and hours and hours doing this.

I guess nothing good comes easy.
@UnitedFlyerHD 10 years ago

Absolutely amazing! First time I've seen the prop vortices so well defined.
@cocom3power 10 years ago

Great video! Nice replay on the end!