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Title: Rare Photo....
Post by: 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.

Title: Rare Photo....
Post by: JimBear 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 ;)

Title: Rare Photo....
Post by: steely07 on April 05, 2002, 04:48:20 PM

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

Title: Rare Photo....
Post by: FirstBorg on April 06, 2002, 05:40:31 AM

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

Title: Rare Photo....
Post by: Puck on April 06, 2002, 09:22:15 AM

BRING THE F/A-18C to AH!

Sorry.  Got carried away there for a minute.  :D