THE VIDEO SHELF · wingtip vortices
Planes clouds and vortices
A short compilation of aircraft flying through clouds and moist air, showing the spiraling vortices that wings leave behind. The footage shows wingtip vortices and the way planes disturb cloud layers.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters link it as a visual illustration of wingtip vortices and wake turbulence when discussing lift and aircraft wakes.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- flugsnug
- Topic
- wingtip vortices
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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For anyone interested, there are several great youtube videos[1-4] that show the wakes (the wingtip vortices in particular) created by various aircraft. This incident brings the Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM)[5] into question. Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure (SLOP)[6] can be used used to avoid such …
phumbe on Hacker News · 2017-03
In Enroute Airbus A380 wake flips Challenger business jet upside downRegarding your 2nd answer, taking off quickly after another aircraft has departed is difficult because of wake turbulence. The most hazardous part of wake turbulence is the spiraling wingtip vortices which can be observed in this neat video: [VIDEO] One notable wake turbulence incident was …
ertemplin on Hacker News · 2021-10
In Incorrect Lift Theory
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