Excellent photo of water vapor build up around a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet as it breaks the sound barrier during a fly by near the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. Kitty Hawk and the Carrier Air Wing 5 are currently conducting operations in the Phillipine Sea.
This Reuters photo is great on many levels...wish I'd taken it.
It looks like a aero-skirt :)
ReplyDeleteAny explanations to why such a phenomenon occurs?
Interesting question. I'm not sure but perhaps someone out there knows.
ReplyDeleteAero-skirt...good description. It does look like the Hornet is wearing a tutu.
Fascinating. Thanks for explaining the vapor circle effect, also-known-as.
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