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Boeing 747-400 (D-ABTK)
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Boeing 747-400 (D-ABTK)

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Christian Base
Wow!
John moffitt
This photograph is mind blowing. Excellent
Robert Bryan
Awesome photo!!!
Greg Byington
Very nice!
AMAZING
AMAZING
Alex Georgescu
Francis Pinault
Magnifique
ken kemper
Splendid Thorsten !!
STEPHEN FURTAK
Thank you sir!
My students will understand Wake Turbulence a bit better.

Steve
Curtis Smith
Awesome catch!
Jason Apol
Fantastic photo! Someone was on the ball to catch that pic. I'm curious tho.... The aircraft in that photo is going toward the disturbance in the clouds (smoke?). So there was a previous aircraft. Any chance anyone knows the aircraft type or the conditions / location of the photo?
themold
To me it seems that I'm looking at the A/C going away from me and towards the giant wake vortex.
RimasRimas
Excellent
Viv Pike
Jason Apol & themold.

The aircraft is indeed travelling away from the viewer.
However - the wake vortex is closer to the camera than the aircraft is. The aircraft created that vortex and is moving away. It has "passed through" that vortex already.
Bill Seward
Wicked!
Sunil George
Amazing....!
It happened to be difficult to render the pic. 1st. If it were a vortex facing the plane someone could’ve made the pilot aware about it. 2nd. The distance between the supposed vortex and the plane would be too short for attempting a right turn. 3rd. The distance between the plane and the camera would be too short to try to avoid an eventual crash. Gathering all events aforementioned could make up a peril combination leading to a fatality. Saving a better opinion.
Leonard Shilton
I sure wouldn't want to be in back of that big guy!!!!
balgregor
Magnifique !
serge LOTH
Chief! somebody is Following us! … amazing pict.5*
Peter Melling
Great Photo! It just goes to show a sunny day is not required, when you are in the right place at the right time and can see what is happening before you.
Paul Gedge
Give the heavy some space / great visualization :)
Love it :) Thank you
Owen Lopez-Kimball
a whole bunch of turbulance!!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
14-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 02:43PM CEST 02:53PM PDT En Route
14-Sep-2024 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:28AM CST 07:01AM CEST 12:33
12-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 09:41PM CEST 02:48PM CST (+1) 11:06
11-Sep-2024 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 08:36PM PDT 02:16PM CEST (+1) 8:39
11-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 05:29PM CEST 06:17PM PDT 9:48
10-Sep-2024 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 08:52PM PDT 02:27PM CEST (+1) 8:35
10-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 02:03PM CEST 02:38PM PDT 9:34
10-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 11:00AM CEST 12:53PM CDT Cancelled
09-Sep-2024 B744Houston Bush Int'ctl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:26PM CDT 08:13AM CEST (+1) 8:47
09-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Houston Bush Int'ctl () 10:42AM CEST 02:04PM CDT 10:21
07-Sep-2024 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:58PM PDT 10:58AM CEST (+1) 9:00
07-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 02:12PM CEST 02:51PM PDT 9:39
06-Sep-2024 B744Houston Bush Int'ctl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:10PM CDT 08:03AM CEST (+1) 8:53
06-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Houston Bush Int'ctl () 10:22AM CEST 01:38PM CDT 10:15
04-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 09:05PM CEST 01:27PM CST (+1) Cancelled
02-Sep-2024 B744Toronto Pearson Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 07:06PM EDT 07:50AM CEST (+1) 6:44
02-Sep-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Toronto Pearson Int'l () 02:37PM CEST 04:42PM EDT 8:05
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