Aerodynamic Contrail Effects Watched
Credit: DLR
German researchers say aerodynamic condensation trails formed by airflow over an aircraft’s wing at high altitude need to be factored into climate models being developed to determine the effect of air traffic on global warming. In certain conditions, says the German aerospace center (DLR), the...
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