Friday, July 29, 2005

The Sight Of Sound

Was looking around on the Internet today and found this a little fascinating.

Navy Lt. Ron Candiloro's F/A-18 Hornet creates a shock wave as he breaks the sound barrier July 7. The shock wave is visible as a large cloud of condensation formed by the cooling of the air. A smaller shock wave can be seen forming on top of the canopy.
It is possible for a skilled pilot to work the plane's throttle to move the shock wave forward or aft.
To download the high resolution version of this photo, go to www.defenselink.mil/specials/images/sightofsound.jpg.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen

Ms