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Old 20th Nov 2019, 06:33
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Originally Posted by petrichor
Did this thread start on April 1st?

Can't be many pilots on this thread - no one is discussing wake separation issues - there are historic and scientifically proven facts that point to the inherent dangers of flying in the wingtip vortices of other aircraft. No, this is a non starter for so many reasons.
If you're a pilot you'd know that wake vortices tend to stay directly behind the wing tips, they don't expand outwards (much).

The plan here is not to fly in the vortex or the wake, much the same way geese don't.

Here's the source info from the public project release at Dubai this week.

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/pres...rformance.html

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