An F-35A Lightning II fighter crashed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, last October when turbulent air confused its avionics, rendering the jet uncontrollable, an Air Force investigation has found. The ...

WASHINGTON -- A Chinese J-16 jet fighter flew directly in front of an American surveillance plane flying in international airspace over the South China Sea last Friday, forcing the U.S. Air Force ...

Airflow can be distrubed by storm systems, passing aircraft, or physical barriers. During flight, we experience this irregular movement of air as turbulence, which can interrupt your otherwise smooth ...

A NASA 747 utilized to transport the Space Shuttle was used for a study of trailing wake vortices. Six smoke generators were installed under the wings of the 747 to provide a visual image of the ...

One person died as a result of severe turbulence on a private business jet that was diverted to the Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, on Friday, according to aviation ...

Experiencing severe turbulence on a plane can be terrifying and occasionally leads to injuries. Recently, multiple passengers on a Ryanair flight to Tenerife were injured when their plane encountered ...

The Vortex Particle Method (VPM), a meshless vortex flow simulation approach, is gaining traction for its efficient simulation of unsteady vortex wakes evolution that is shed by aircrafts, rotors and ...

Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Bombardier Learjet 35A experienced an in-flight upset from wake turbulence during an approach to Halifax. The aircraft, inbound from Thunder Bay on 18 ...

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron flies during an F-35 demonstration team practice at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 12, 2023. (Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish/Air ...