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Wake turbulence

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-001110

A phenomenon that occurs when an aircraft develops lift and forms a pair of counter-rotating vortices.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-001110
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesAIM; FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoAircraft classes; Aircraft wake categories; Vortices
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Wake turbulence",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "A phenomenon that occurs when an aircraft develops lift and forms a pair of counter-rotating vortices.",
  "see_also": [
    "Aircraft classes",
    "Aircraft wake categories",
    "Vortices"
  ],
  "references": [
    "AIM",
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/wake-turbulence/"
}

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