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05/18/2022 01:26:44 PM · #1 |
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05/18/2022 02:04:57 PM · #2 |
| There's a picture that's been circulating for years which shows the "cloud" the author describes as the jet actually breaks the sound barrier, but I haven't seen this particular effect before. |
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05/18/2022 02:43:06 PM · #3 |
| Incredible, and what a beautiful phenomenon! |
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05/19/2022 03:51:55 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
There's a picture that's been circulating for years which shows the "cloud" the author describes as the jet actually breaks the sound barrier, but I haven't seen this particular effect before. |
Ditto. The "cloud" happens when the humidity is right, and it is also before the sound barrier is broken. Here's a short video of that happening. |
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05/19/2022 03:26:33 PM · #5 |
Righto, the "cloud" is just that, water vapor condensing due to the very low pressure over the wing. It can be seen regularly on commercial jets during landing and takeoff on humid days. I captured the effect at the same event (though 9 years earlier):
I got the cloud, but not the actual shock wave as in the linked photo. I would have needed detail in the sky behind the aircraft, and probably a slightly different viewing angle, to get that effect. |
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05/19/2022 07:11:14 PM · #6 |
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05/19/2022 10:52:08 PM · #7 |
| I've always wanted to see/hear a sonic boom. I've been to some of the airshows around here, but not ones where they do it. Someday! |
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