Experimental flight research on laminar separation vortices under atmospheric turbulence conditions

The article concerns research into atmospheric turbulence using in-flight testing methods. In these tests, measurement and research equipment, installed in a two-seater glider, was used. A series of research flights were conducted, during which measurement signals from a hot-wire anemometer were recorded. The results were analysed, and the findings were used to conclude. The turbulent energy dissipation rate ϵ shows little variation within and between individual flights, and a log-normal distribution. It was also found that it is possible to transfer the measured atmospheric conditions to a wind tunnel experiment.