It's known as a "wingtip vortex," and it's the reason why landing intervals are set the way they are at major airports. From a large jet, they're strong enough to flip a small aircraft.
It's known as a "wingtip vortex," and it's the reason why landing intervals are set the way they are at major airports. From a large jet, they're strong enough to flip a small aircraft.
Airplanes have two wingtips, and in level flight two equal size vortexes rotating in opposite directions.