Wake turbulence is normally not dangerous; there are exceptions to this. When a small airplane is following a large one and is close to the ground, an encounter can be very dangerous.

“Furthermore, wake turbulence is something we have to be aware of not just at airports where small and large aircraft mix, but at airports like LAX, where large and very large aircraft mix.

Turbulence can be one of the most dangerous in-air weather phenomena to find yourself in. That’s why it’s important to know how it happens, and how you can mitigate it.

Aircraft generate wake just like boats do in the water. Unlike the water, you can't see wake in the air but should always anticipate it. [Credit: Shutterstock] “Caution, wake turbulence.” This ...

“Wake turbulence affects smaller aeroplanes more than large ones. One accident comes to mind; American 587 at New York in 2001.” ...

Wake turbulence was also ­blamed for the near-stall of a Qantas 747 flight from Melbourne, about 68 miles from Hong Kong, in April last year.

There’s also something known as “wake turbulence.” This is a different phenomenon… If you can picture the cleaved roil of water that trails behind a boat or ship, you’ve got the right idea.

Jet Likely Ran Into Wake Turbulence By ERIC MALNIC and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Nov. 15, 2001 12 AM PT TIMES STAFF WRITERS ...

Investigators are zeroing in on wake turbulence as the cause of the crash of Flight 587 after learning that the American Airlines plane took off early and, therefore, was closer to a Japanese jumbo… ...

Local News 'Wake Turbulence' may have caused airplane crash near Amazon facility in Alcoa The pilot said he thought wake turbulence brought his plane down, according to a federal report.

Investigators said "erroneous" data caused by wake turbulence was to blame for the crash of an F-35A at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base, according to the accident re ...