is that exact pic on a.net or is that a different one. it looks very similar to me to one i have seen on a.net. just asking b/c i know the date of the a.net pic is a lot older than last week. (when i say exact i mean either "exact" or exact meaning the same plane taken at the same time from 2 diff. cameras)
Boeing757/767 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 2264 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 9196 times:
The photo says it's via the AP, so it's a different shot than the one found here.
AS739X From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5820 posts, RR: 23 Reply 5, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8867 times:
Ok, besides the pic, did anyone look at the text? It says the F-18 is breaking the sound barrier at the Salinas Airshow. Ummh, I don't think so! Typical press BS, misleading!
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AJO From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 575 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 8427 times:
Sometimes on the site, this banner comes by, and the "F-18 flying at Mach 1.0" picture looks kinda like the picture above, though it isn't the exact same picture.
CBPhoto From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1506 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 6566 times:
Quoting AS739X (Reply 5): Ok, besides the pic, did anyone look at the text? It says the F-18 is breaking the sound barrier at the Salinas Airshow. Ummh, I don't think so! Typical press BS, misleading!
Ahh..Maybe I am missing something here, but how exactly is that BS???? Actually the aircraft is breaking the sound barrier, as I recall the condensation forms just as the aircraft pushes through Mach 1. Maybe I missed something there!!
Hawaiian717 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 3091 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 6323 times:
The photo is credited by name to a photographer from the Monterey County Herald, and I do know of some photographers that got similar photos at this year's Salinas Airshow, so I don't doubt the authenticity of it.
Aeroguy From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 69 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5949 times:
Yep, AS739X and PlainSmart hit the nail on the head. The media has been reading too many BS websites or something. A plane doesn't necessarily need to be supersonic to have that vapor cloud form.
This was discussed just last week over in the military forum: Sound Barrier (by Sean1234 Oct 3 2005 in Military Aviation & Space Flight)
Columbia107 From Gibraltar, joined Aug 2004, 356 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1795 times:
Quoting Aeroguy (Reply 12): A plane doesn't necessarily need to be supersonic to have that vapor cloud form.
Although I agree with thiscomment, the November issue of "Air & Space" also carries a photograph of an F/A-8 surrounded by a vapor cloud carrying the quote that "air pressure changes. combined with the right humitidy levels, result in a condensation clouds as this F/A-18 passes through the sound barrier"
Now one considers Smithsonian's "Air & Space" to be a reputable member of the aerospace press. I guess one could say that it "is the right humidity levels" which generates such a spectacle for all aviation buffs.
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