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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
26-Apr-2024 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:20AM CST 07:13AM CEST 12:53
24-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 10:02PM CEST 03:26PM CST (+1) 11:23
23-Apr-2024 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:49PM PDT 10:46AM CEST (+1) 8:57
23-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 02:23PM CEST 02:52PM PDT 9:29
23-Apr-2024 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:13AM CST 06:54AM CEST 12:41
21-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 09:39PM CEST 03:22PM CST (+1) 11:42
20-Apr-2024 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 06:37PM PDT 12:35PM CEST (+1) 8:58
20-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 03:14PM CEST 03:58PM PDT 9:43
19-Apr-2024 B744John F Kennedy Intl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:32PM EDT 05:26AM CEST (+1) 6:54
19-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()John F Kennedy Intl () 11:20AM CEST 01:02PM EDT 7:41
19-Apr-2024 B744Shanghai Pudong Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 12:14AM CST 06:45AM CEST 12:31
17-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Shanghai Pudong Int'l () 09:18PM CEST 02:58PM CST (+1) 11:39
15-Apr-2024 B744John F Kennedy Intl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 05:26PM EDT 05:54AM CEST (+1) 6:28
15-Apr-2024 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()John F Kennedy Intl () 12:03PM CEST 02:18PM EDT 8:14
14-Apr-2024 B744Toronto Pearson Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 07:04PM EDT 07:45AM CEST (+1) 6:41
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