Reno Air Races

Jay Honeck wrote:
Flying an Electra on approach to Miami following just a little B-727,
I suddenly found myself in a 60 degree bank. Fortunately, skill, daring
and 600' of altitude saved the day, and my ass.

Yeah, I had a similar experience flying behind a C-130 into
Albuquerque. It got my attention.

An L-39 ain't a prop plane, however. It's a sleek, dart-like design
with stubby wings that would seem to offer little aerodynamic traction
for that kind of turbulence.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Nothing special about the L39 that would protect it from sudden roll
rate induced by wake turbulence. It's fairly well balanced
aerodynamically actually and is neutrally mass loaded; a perfect
airframe in roll.
It all depends on how close in and at what angle you intercept the
vortex and your specific flight parameters as you hit it.
Wake turbulence in my opinion, even with all that has been written about
it, is one of the most deadly aspects involved in flying, and deserves
MUCH more consideration from pilots than it gets.
DH

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Dudley Henriques