Picture This: Transonic Jet Gathers Clouds

[Sowelu]

 

Picture This:
Transonic Jet Gathers Clouds

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

The F-22 stealth jet may be about as useful for fighting insurgents as a snowboard in Baghdad. The plane may cost nearly $120 million a pop, making it one of the most expensive fighters of all time. But hot damn, does that thing look bad ass when it's going transonic.

Those are clouds forming around the jet, by the way. The plane's near-supersonic speed changes the temperature and pressure of the air around it, causing ambient moisture to condense. Clouds naturally follow.

(Pictures: Richard Vogel, AP/Yahoo News. High five: L787)

Two more pics, one courtesy from the Air Force (via Op For), the other from the AP...

Posted by Noah Shachtman 12:48:00 PM[/blockquote]

Article found here

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[ADMIN]

Wow! That is impressive!

[Edward]

Cloud ships come to mind right now.


Love,

Edward

[Sowelu]

That's what occurred to me immediately, when I saw these photos, Ed.

[penndragon]

War machine. I can not condone war machines. I've been away for some time. Reseaching a lot that has to do with human existence and humanity. We, here on Terra are children playing with matches. Soon, we will be scolded for such things.