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Old 16th Nov 2015, 19:46
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Assuming the same aircraft weight and speed, A and B will generate similar initial vortices but B's will dissipate more quickly. To quote the FAA ,
The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is heavy-slow-clean since the turbulence from a “dirty” aircraft configuration hastens wake decay.
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