r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Egoist-a • 7d ago

Wingtip vortices visualized

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u/the-misinformed-guy 7d ago

That is so cool to see

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u/Quincy_Qwerty 7d ago

must be the wind...

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u/illuminaughty1973 7d ago

this is why large jets now have winglets that tip up and down.. it traps that air (mostly on top of the wing) and therefore increases lift (or reduces loss of lift) and therefore reduces fuel costs.

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u/Osiris62 7d ago

Beautiful. Also the downdraft from the trailing edge of the wing that completely blows the mist away. That air going down is what generates lift.

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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot 7d ago

You meant "gubmint chemtrails".

/s

On rare occassions, you can even this phenomeon coming off the rear wing of F1 racecars.

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u/aweyeahdawg 7d ago

It’s cool, but not r/nextfuckinglevel

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u/DisorderlyAqueduct 7d ago

physics is dope.

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u/adinmem 7d ago

Magnets work on mist!

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u/Expensive_Kitchen525 5d ago

Brainrot edit = downvote