Author Topic: Rare Photo.... (Read 237 times)

midnight Target · « **on:** April 05, 2002, 02:49:43 PM »

A squady shared this with me a while ago. This is an F-18 breaking the sound barrier. The explanation was that just the right amount of moisture was in the air to provide a visual picture of the conical shock wave. Look at the canopy, a smaller shock wave is forming there too.

JimBear · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2002, 03:03:12 PM »

naww its just a photo of an F-18 hatching. and all this time McDonnell Douglas has been charging for building those thangs

steely07 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2002, 04:48:20 PM »

I've got the film of that pass somewhere,worth seeing

FirstBorg · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2002, 05:40:31 AM »

look at this: the same thing:
http://newanims.dyndns.org/newanims/Jet.mpg

Puck · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2002, 09:22:15 AM »

BRING THE F/A-18C to AH!

Sorry. Got carried away there for a minute.