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the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
This short article from the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission explains how wingtip vortices form by describing the airflow around a wing. Several diagrams illustrate this airflow. The article also describes how these vortices can pose a hazard for other aircraft.
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Record Link
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11595">U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. Wing Vortices. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, December 14, 2010.</a>
AIP Format
(U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, 2010), WWW Document, (http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm).
AJP/PRST-PER
Wing Vortices (U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, 2010), <http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm>.
APA Format
Wing Vortices. (2010, December 14). Retrieved September 7, 2024, from U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission: http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm
Chicago Format
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. Wing Vortices. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, December 14, 2010. http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm (accessed 7 September 2024).
MLA Format
Wing Vortices. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, 2010. 14 Dec. 2010. 7 Sep. 2024 <http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{
Title = {Wing Vortices},
Publisher = {U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {7 September 2024},
Month = {December 14, 2010},
Year = {2010}
}
Refer Export Format
%T Wing Vortices %D December 14, 2010 %I U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission %U http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm %O text/html
EndNote Export Format
%0 Electronic Source %D December 14, 2010 %T Wing Vortices %I U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission %V 2024 %N 7 September 2024 %8 December 14, 2010 %9 text/html %U http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Theories_of_Flight/Vortex/TH15.htm Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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