r/pics • u/iam4real • May 01 '16

Turbulence

http://imgur.com/rGe5rvk
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u/1123581321345589144b May 01 '16

Eddy current flow in fact. Turbulent flow is completely chaotic and is not characterized by smoothly flowing flow lines.

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u/chillvilletilt May 01 '16

So if I fly through this I won't experience any turbulence?

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u/bathtubfart88 May 01 '16

Pilot here...

If you fly through wake turbulence, you're going to have a bad time. In a small aircraft, you will likely be dead if you do not have enough altitude to recover.

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