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Picture of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet aircraft
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Shockwave Detail superb ! to pan so fast well awesome shot!! | |
GREAT PHOTO | |
Only i can thank the photographer for his image. | |
Wonderfull shot! | |
OMG! Incredible! should be in top 50! | |
Great!!!man! | |
Top class | |
Taking pictures of high speed jets it's complicated but almost sea level it's really amazing , and the Blue Angels are so unique for that | |
This is perfect | |
Capturing the shockwave without the (now) ubiquitous vapour cloud has made for a once in a lifetime shot. Truly exceptional work! | |
In a word AWESOME!!!!! | |
Awesome detail of the sonic wave in this sneak pass of Blue Angel #5 in San Francisco Fleet Week 2007! | |
So Perfect!!!!! All the details!!! | |
Excellent detail, amazing composition! | |
WOW ................ | |
Back from the future! | |
This reminds me of the TV series by Richard Hammond about how our eyes don't pick up certain things which are there. This is the perfect demonstration of it. Amazing shot! | |
Wow!!! | |
Truly an amazing photo. Looks like it's comming out of a wormhole. Incredible clarity. | |
Panning shots are always tricky - especially at this speed, yet your target is crystal clear! Amazing work :) | |
HOLY COW! This is just the most amazing picture I've ever seen of a sneak pass. The way you can see the shockwaves is truly amazing! Congratulations with this capture. | |
That is magnificent.. well done | |
Shocking picture! | |
Cool!i wish i was a blue angel pilot. | |
Great photo | |
Awesome photo | |
Good Golly Miss Molly! | |
Absolutely fantastic! Really beautiful! | |
First, a picture of a Blue Angels F/A-18 wave skimming is great, but with shockwaves as well - simply amazing. | |
The F/A18 is in focus. The pilot is clearly visible. The great part is the shock wave. The aircraft is at or near mach 1 and the air is really compressed. I like the way it distorts the boats in the background. I wish I had taken this shot. Great wake too. | |
Nothing short of superb! Keep up the good work! | |
Cool | |
This photo captures the essence of what this aircraft does best...breaks the laws of physics! | |
What a fine detailed pcture showing the immense power of such an aircraft. Physics for specilists ! | |
It's a glorious example of a Schlieren photograph taken without any of the usual trappings required to take such photographs. This is a better than once in a life time shot. | |
The aircraft moving a hight speed is pushing the air leading to layers of air with different density, hence the 'lens' effect. The heavy detailed background just makes it more obvious but enough with the physics... GREAT SHOT! | |
Simply unbelievable. I am speechless to see this shot. Physics at its best. | |
Beautiful picture! It can be clearly observed the complex pattern of expansion-compression waves at transonic speed over the critical mach number (prandtl-meyer fan followed by normal shock wave). | |
Very impressive photo showing lots of shockwaves around the plane. I guess quite rare to capture a plane at that high speed close to the ground. | |
Too Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 | |
It is different shot | |
Espectacular | |
I've seen a lot of trans-sonic images, but the clarity of the entire shock field captured in this shot is truly remarkable. | |
Quite simply a remarkable photo joerg. the way you captured the compression waves is amazing. keep up the good work. | |
Wow, this picture is amazing. I never imagined that it was actually visible in this way | |
Never imagined it would be so! | |
Actually being able to freeze the visible airflow in transonic range is very unique and rare | |
This is just amazing you can even see the trans-sonic airflow coming around the plane and look at the water following after it | |
The compression waves at trans-sonic speed are very well articulated and captured in the swoop-roster tail over the water- amazing detail and composition of the forces at work as welll as vivid color are contrast | |
Great plane neat setting | |
This great photo shows transonic airflow around the Blue Angels F-18 with superb clarity. Unlike many similar photos - popular as computer wallpaper - that reveal only condensation in the expansions following the shock waves, here we see the shocks themselves by way of background distortion. This works best when the background has strong light-dark boundaries, as in the case of the white boats against the dark water. The shock wave pattern is complicated over the wings and tail, but note the single shock which terminates a local supersonic-flow region generated by the canopy. Also the white water following the shock wave system is caused (I think) by the fact that moving shock waves drag an airflow behind them that is strong enough in this case to whip the water into froth. Finally, the shocks above and below the aircraft tail have a distinctly “glassy” appearance. To me this is the most fascinating thing about this photo. It is a psychological effect, arising from our experience in seeing the world through antique mouth-blown window-panes that have such streaks or striations in them. On those rare occasions when you can see them, shock waves in air look just like streaks in glass. Both are invisible unless revealed by background distortion. Here, the background distortion is a form of the “Schlieren” optical technique, where the word “Schlieren” itself is German for streaks such as those in antique glass. (Comment by Gary Settles, Penn State University.) | |
Congratulations, best shot | |
I have looked at photos on this site for more than three years. I have never seen anything like it. I thought this shock wave was only visible in a wind tunnel. In addition the plane seems to pull a wave. | |
Sweet! I miss seeing the Angels, having lived & attended school in Pensacola in the early '80s. | |
Physics at its best! | |
Holy cow - what a shot. Thanks Joerg- You just made my day. | |
Holy cow, that is a perfectly captured shot! | |
Fantastic shot! How far away from the aircraft were you and what kind of lens were you using? | |
The capture of the shockwave is unbellevable! | |
WOW! I've been "collecting" shots like this for some time but never seen anything like this one. Most pictures like these shows moisture formed by the shock wave - I assume this is the actual shock wave. Unique and intriguing! | |
The Matrix?! | |
Absoulutely Mind-Blowing shot! It appears to going through a time warp! | |
This website isn't capturing nationality of the message-poster correctly. | |
I've never seen a shockwave pictured like this before. Beautifully done; the moment was captured and the focus is excellent. | |
My Jaw literally dropped on seeing this. AMAZING shot! | |
One of the most beautiful pics ever! 5 stars! Everything is perfect. | |
Damn! reading about shock waves and calculating them is one thing, seeing it in real life is just amazing! 5 stars!! | |
Best view of high speed aerodynamics I have seen | |
Excellent shot in motion. This picture appeals to me how fast this aircraft flies. I can imagine perfectly the sound of the engine, roaring into my ears. | |
Hands down the best photo I've ever seen on airliners.net - well done! | |
Stunning,extrordinary shot. Looks like an air tunnel Schlieren photo. Just great, thanks! | |
Simply amazing! common shockwaves can be seen by an pressure cam, but in this peace of art it can be seen just naturally! | |
7 stars: look at boats - before and after shock wave! This is amazing! | |
Great picture! I've seen the video as well and it is just spectacular! | |
Never seen anything like this before. Just amazing! | |
Stunning photo! I've never saw shockwaves like this way. 5 stars. | |
Simply great shot... Shock wave so clearly seen. | |
This is scary as! Amazing shot! | |
It is a perfect shot of a f/a-18 | |
Best blue angels shot on the site, by far, and maybe the most amazing photo of an aircraft that I have ever seen... | |
Beautiful how the lower shockwave, almost a perfect triangle, intersects the water at the point where the blast begins. A pictorial physics lesson! 5* | |
Absolutely incredible, very well done! | |
I have never seen shockwaves caught on photo. | |
Never seen before ! Terrific shot ! | |
Wow, fabolous shot. picture-perfect! | |
Never seen something like that before, just incredible! | |
I will be honest, that is the most amazing photo I have ever seen! Incredible work! | |
Amazing Picture, love the distortion. | |
Incredible, very useful to see where the shockwaves form also. Congratulations for this shot ! | |
Amazing shot you brought us!!! | |
Thanks for this one! | |
Great pic. I don't recall ever seeing the sonic wave in clear air - without the usual accompanying condensation. | |
Amazing shot! | |
Amazing! ub | |
Very nicely taken! Interesting to see the shockwaves in this way. Well done! | |
Looks like clear glass!! very well done!! | |
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