Technology update

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April 2006

In the wake of commercial aircraft

A pilot study recently conducted by the Institute for Aerospace Research at the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada measured the characteristics of en route commercial aircraft wake turbulence. Four flights using the NRC's Dassault Falcon 20 research aircraft were made at altitudes of 24,000 to 39,000 ft behind cruising aircraft at separation distances of 1 to 30 mi.
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