Author Topic: Very cool pics of low pass by F-18 (Read 1336 times)

A8TOOL · « **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2007, 09:36:23 AM »

Phenomenal shots Wonderful job!

Spikes · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2007, 11:26:02 AM »

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Originally posted by Brooke
Very nifty, SpikesX!

Thanks!
I was thinking of doing a nice photoshop for this one:

2fly · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2007, 11:36:38 AM »

Incredible pictures.

I bet I could pay off my mortgage with your camera!:O

Brooke · « **Reply #33 on:** December 29, 2007, 04:25:47 PM »

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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
F/A-18 can't do Mach 1 under 10,000 feet. Engines aren't powerful enough.

I don't think it's supersonic -- just close (as judged by shockwaves off the airframe). I don't think those happen until the plane is going fast enough that air over parts of the airframe is supersonic (same cause as compressibility).

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #34 on:** December 29, 2007, 06:07:02 PM »

Yeah, its not supersonic. All kinds of neat little things happen in the transonic regime though.

JB88 · « **Reply #35 on:** December 30, 2007, 07:54:23 AM »

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Originally posted by EagleEyes
WOW!!! Those are some amazing pics!!!! I dont think he used a digital camera from wal-mart huh?! lol

Thanks for sharing brooke!!

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lol.

great pictures!

RTHolmes · « **Reply #36 on:** December 30, 2007, 10:03:15 AM »

outstanding shots

Gixer · « **Reply #37 on:** December 30, 2007, 05:22:43 PM »

Coolest low passes I've ever seen was while working/living in the Highlands Scotland. Watching Tornados making runs through the valleys from a hill top was a great experience. Especially during average weather.

Once watched a Tornado scream over one ridge line, followed by a A10 who rolled over inverted at the top and dropped down, though that was very cool.

Took a Scotish girl on a date to the highlands for a picnic, she wondered why we had to ride (battered old GS550) so far instead of just going local. Didn't take long for her to get it..

Ah, the cold war days..

~~...-Gixer~~

ForrestS · « **Reply #38 on:** December 30, 2007, 05:44:59 PM »

Alliance Airshow Pics

Tac · « **Reply #39 on:** December 30, 2007, 09:28:02 PM »

this thread demands a detailed list of your camera specs.

RTR · « **Reply #40 on:** December 30, 2007, 10:17:09 PM »

Aqua shrimp you are wrong. The F-18 most certainly will do mach 1 (and better) under 10K. I have been in them at speeds over Mach 1 at very low altitude. It is a Mach 1.8 aircraft. The engines are plenty potent.

The reason you don't see aircraft go supersonic at airshows is because it is against regs and hazardous to the spectators. A sonic boom is very loud (loud enough to shatter windows etc). I would hazard a guess and say most here have never heard a sonic boom.

Great pics and vids here btw.

cheers,
RTR

Husky01 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 30, 2007, 10:42:58 PM »

I've heard a sonic boom before. It was on 9/11 two planes took off out of Wright Pat I believe to escort Air Force One. Was one of the loudest things I have ever heard. Some of the neighbors car alarms went off up and down the street from the noise.

Wmaker · « **Reply #42 on:** December 31, 2007, 04:06:02 AM »

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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
F/A-18 can't do Mach 1 under 10,000 feet. Engines aren't powerful enough.

This isn't true.

Speed of sound is dependent of the current air pressure but is normally around 340m/s. Several sources list F/A-18's top speed at ground level as 361m/s.