Which risk increases when the Reynolds number in an aircraft's boundary layer exceeds a critical value?

💡 Explanation

Turbulent flow onset increases because the Reynolds number increase signifies inertial forces overwhelm viscous forces, instigating the instability characterized by *Turbulent Transition*; therefore, turbulence results rather than stable laminar flow because viscosity becomes less dominant.

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