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Great picture!
Source is here - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5390117/Super-Hornet-jet-pictured-close-to-breaking-sound-barrier.html
paah, . .
Beat you to it . . .
saw one this morning around a cats neck!
Great picture!
'Tis indeed.
Although I prefer Trinity dodging the bullets :
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How is it that you can actually see the sound barrier being broken? I thought it was just noise related?
How is it that you can actually see the sound barrier being broken? I thought it was just noise related?
It's because of science.
trailbreak-martin - MemberHow is it that you can actually see the sound barrier being broken? I thought it was just noise related?
It's because of science.
trailbreak-martin is John Tickle of TV's Brainiac fame and I claim my £5
Probably somthing along the lines of the high velocities causing a large pressure drop along the length of the air craft. These areas of low pressure can't hold as much water vapour so it has to condense.