He ain't heavy....

[jb2_86_uk]

some good information in thsi thread. thanks alot guys!  :)

JB

[Mobius]

Jif it weighs more than the plane I'm flying, I'll stay the hell away from the wake!!  :D

Tell that to Maverick, that's what killed Goose.

[DaveSims]

My understanding of it was 1. for wake turbulence, and 2. for maneuverablility.  Obviously a loaded 747 is going to take a good deal of time to change course and/or altitude, as opposed to a lightly loaded 737.  When the AN-124 came into our airport, they line up on a long 20 mile straight in to avoid having to maneuver much.  And when they had to go around once due to traffic (our airport is uncontrolled), it took a good deal of time and space before they actually stopped descending and started to climb.

[Jon H]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Airplane_vortex_edit.jpg