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Old May 15, 2001 | 8:02 am
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I think the designation "heavy" indicates the wake that the aircraft leaves. Some aircraft always leave a turbulent wake: jumbos and other widebodies, for example. For the 757, only some configurations are considered "heavy," I believe.

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