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wake turbulence

turbulence that follows behind aircraft travelling through air
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wake turbulence
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wake turbulence

Summary

wake turbulence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,363 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wake turbulence is a type of turbulence[2].
  • wake turbulence's has cause is recorded as flight[3].
  • wake turbulence's related category is recorded as Category:Aviation accidents and incidents caused by wake turbulence[4].

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Definition and Type

wake turbulence is a type of turbulence[2].

Why It Matters

wake turbulence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,363 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → turbulence
    Has cause → flight
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548770405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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