The accident investigation also pointed to the wake vortex off the XB-70's right wingtip as the reason for the F-104's sudden roll over and into the bomber.

But shortly after that second encounter with a wake vortex, the plane was shaken laterally, changing its direction suddenly and forcefully.

He is the world's leading scientist in wake vortices, and co-authored two patents and has over 150 papers.

Here he began his lifelong work on wake vortices.

I suppose the radar might be confused, picking up a false return from our wake vortex.

She said, 'The possibility of a bomb, anomalous weather, the wake vortex from another aircraft, and various other factors were eliminated pretty early.

The flight took off just one and a half minutes after an Ilyushin Il-76, encountering its wake vortex.

SHK's final report - not available in English - concluded that the plane had passed through the other aircraft's wake vortex while in a steep ( 70 degrees) dive.

The term 'gait' has even been applied to flying and swimming organisms that produce distinct patterns of wake vortices.

Teams often fly V-formations (otherwise known as echelon formation)- they will not fly directly behind another aircraft because of danger from wake vortices or engine exhaust.