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The drone flew so close that the helicopter’s downwash pushed the drone into the ground.
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Jonathan Rupprecht, Esq., Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Well after the curfew, protesters were still out on the streets, and video captured by CNN showed a military helicopter hovering over a group of them, kicking up strong wind and debris with its downwash.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN, 28 May 2021
The Osprey, with its two powerful tilting rotors, has a reputation for creating mayhem with its downwash.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2021
And then there is the downwash, or wind generated by the blades, which is a unique problem when filming a sailing race since the pilot must avoid interfering in the competition in any way.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
Portugal and his team also reported that the birds frequently shifted into seemingly less-optimal positions, such as directly behind the bird in front, adjusting their flapping to avoid downwash.
—Chelsea Wald, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2014
Here’s an example of helicopter downwash working its magic on a cluster of Porta Potties.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2020
And twin-engine UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota helicopters on Monday swept just above the tree-line over the capital’s streets, blasting an awestruck crowd of protestors below with a downwash of air, debris and fuel exhaust.
—John Walcott, Time, 3 June 2020
When wind, which flows faster at higher altitudes, hits a structure, some of it turns downward, running along the face of the building until that downwash hits the ground and turns again, reaching serious speeds.
—Wired, 2 Sep. 2019
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Jonathan Rupprecht, Esq., Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Well after the curfew, protesters were still out on the streets, and video captured by CNN showed a military helicopter hovering over a group of them, kicking up strong wind and debris with its downwash.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN, 28 May 2021
The Osprey, with its two powerful tilting rotors, has a reputation for creating mayhem with its downwash.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2021
And then there is the downwash, or wind generated by the blades, which is a unique problem when filming a sailing race since the pilot must avoid interfering in the competition in any way.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
Portugal and his team also reported that the birds frequently shifted into seemingly less-optimal positions, such as directly behind the bird in front, adjusting their flapping to avoid downwash.
—Chelsea Wald, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2014
Here’s an example of helicopter downwash working its magic on a cluster of Porta Potties.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2020
And twin-engine UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota helicopters on Monday swept just above the tree-line over the capital’s streets, blasting an awestruck crowd of protestors below with a downwash of air, debris and fuel exhaust.
—John Walcott, Time, 3 June 2020
When wind, which flows faster at higher altitudes, hits a structure, some of it turns downward, running along the face of the building until that downwash hits the ground and turns again, reaching serious speeds.
—Wired, 2 Sep. 2019
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“Downwash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwash. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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