Hi all!
as every pilot I learned that the strongest wingtip vortices are generated when the aircraft is slow, clean and heavy. OK, now I was thinking about why it is like this, so i'm going to explain each of this factors and please correct me if wrong or if I missed something.
-SLOW: when flying at slow velocities, angle of attack needs to be increased producing more lift thus producing stronger vorices.
-HEAVY: a heavy aircraft needs more lift thus producing stronger vortices.
-CLEAN: ok here is where I got confused. Aren't we creating more lift when with full flaps? What exactly does flaps has to do with vortices? is it that flaps interfere with whem and don't let them develop? is it because of the drag produced by flaps?
Hope you can help me with this one!
Thanks and best regards
