Non technical explanation of a spectacular phenomenon, the Prandtl-Glauert Singularity Effect, which causes a visible vapor cone around fast jets. [More »]

The Fastest Moving Clouds Ever!

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The pilot of a Cessna Citation 525 mistakenly lands his jet airplane downwind and overshoots the runway. But that’s not the end of the story… [More »]

How not to land a private jet

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