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Picture of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet aircraft

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More: Switzerland - Air Force
More: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
More: Off-Airport - Axalp
More: Switzerland, October 9, 2008
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A visitor from Australia posted Fri August 21, 2009:
I want to just say "epic"

...and all the synonyms

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue July 28, 2009:
Ok, to see this is lucky. To see this and have your camera ready makes you the luckiest person ever!!

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun July 5, 2009:
Fantastic,unique shot.

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sat July 4, 2009:
F/A-18 Jellyfish!! So funny!!

A visitor from Germany posted Sat July 4, 2009:
Congrats, Mr. Photographer's choice :)

A visitor from France posted Sat July 4, 2009:
Alert ! Aliens UFO attack in Switzerland ! Thousand stars for such a rare document !

A visitor from Brazil posted Sat July 4, 2009:
Incredible! Unique sight, congratulations for this really great photo.

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sat July 4, 2009:
Excellent work! I cannot imagine a better photo that reveals the creation of the lifting force that makes flight possible. This is an effect that is invisible to us but the atmospheric conditions here were perfect (and so was the photographers timing!). See the large area of low pressure there, you can literally FEEL that wing diverting that air downward thus lifting this Hornet upward. The miracle of flight - we know the physics but its still a miracle :-)

A visitor from Switzerland posted Sat July 4, 2009:
Darn and I was already excited to see a flying jellyfish. Would be a first.:)

A visitor from Ireland posted Sat July 4, 2009:
What a shot, it's fantastic. well done

A visitor from - posted Sat July 4, 2009:
Simply amazing moment! Congrats!

A visitor from Hong Kong posted Sat July 4, 2009:
I thought it was a Jellyfish!Great job man!

A visitor from Canada posted Fri July 3, 2009:
The con trails alone would be enough to make this a great shot. But the condensation and a real live plane maneuvering at high speed causing it all, all this set against the dark mountainous background, makes it more than a mere snapshot in time: it represents a single heartbeat in an entire lifetime. Well done!

A visitor from - posted Fri July 3, 2009:
The brand new FA-18 jellyhornet.

A visitor from Hong Kong posted Fri July 3, 2009:
LOL I LOVE IT! I thought it was a jelly fish at first... i was like... a picture of jelly fish on airliners.net?

1 minute later
ohh... its a hornet :)

A visitor from United States posted Fri July 3, 2009:
Absolutely amazing effect... This must be a once in a lifetime shot. It looks almost like a jellyfish!

A visitor from Bahamas posted Fri July 3, 2009:
The condensation and the contrails make it look somwhat like a jellyfish.

A visitor from - posted Fri July 3, 2009:
Stunning picture !

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