Awsome pic of a F/A-18F Super Hornet as it breaks the sound barrier (pic)
 

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg....2191857979.jpg

Water vapor builds up around an 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 (CV 63) in this military handout photo.

err i didn't know that happens? is this a g'damn joke? :arcadefre

yup,,,


REUTERS/HO/US Navy/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Chandler

That's a old pic if it's the one where he did the fly by of the aircraft carrier.. There is also a pretty cool vid of him doing it floating around the net..

July 27, 2005

you gotta find that vid for me :thumbsup

This is a fake pic that was modified with photoshop. First you would never do a flyby a carrier at or close to the speed of sound since you would damage equipment and man on the carrier with the sounds barrier vibration as well as the noise.
Second water vapor doesn't form when you fly so fast. In fact the aircraft frame gets hot from the friction of the speed which if anything would evaporate any water vapor around it.
So all in all, nice picture but it is a fake :winkwink:

so yahoo is photochopping pics?

or is it the NAVY?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...2191857979.jpg

here ya go,,,,from navy.mil

https://navcms.news.navy.mil/local/v...?id=201&page=6

thats sick.

i got to fly in an f-16 when i was in the air force. i was not a pilot but they have these things called incentive flights. i got to ride in the back seat. scared the living hell out of me, but i got used to it after a few rolls and started having the best time of my life.

Wow, this pic is so cool ! Nice shot :thumbsup

I can tell you that you are 100% wrong. I've seen a vid of this, taken as a fighter jet did a flyby of a aircraft carrier.

Quimby if that pic was taken this year then it's a diffrent one than the one that has the vid.. As the one I'm talking about was a year or two old.


btw I just found a pic of the one I was talking about
http://philjgold.home.mindspring.com...SndBarier.html

dumbass.

what your seeing is the boundry layer being shed as it increases in speed. The air molucules that were clinging to the wings in clumps (drag) can no longer remain in there original form and are shed for a more sleeker aerodynamic profile.

Great pic, I remember seeing a similar one on the front page of the paper a few years ago. Stuck it up on the wall at the time. Amazing stuff

that is a great pic

dont you just love know-alls with no clue

http://pissyourself.com/pics/gay1.jpg

Get a clue man! I've seen this done many times at airshows. :321GFY

the pressure from the shockwave causes a cloud of water vapor to form.

So you have to tell me, did you just take what you think you know and make up an elaborate response as to why this is fake or are you really retarded?

Those Super Hornets are amazing. Saw one up close and personal at an airshow. Insane power in those things.

that looks very cool
would like to see the vid
:thumbsup

STFU you nOOb

http://candydreams.com/upload/sonicwaves.WMV

The next time you watch the Shuttle lift off, watch the nose of the ET. Prior to "Go at Throttle Up" command (which is when they're passing through Max. Dynamic Pressure, i.e., the Sound Barrier, you'll see a "halo" form around the nose of the External Tank.

I guess NASA does instant Photoshop on their liftoff video, eh?

Oh yeah, its a fake, and here's the video footage to prove it - they never do flybys at sea - idiots!

http://spannow.adult.com/airplane_wake.mpeg

It would be nice if the folks calling it fake actually knew something about aviation - try serving on board an aircraft carrier for a few years. Eventually you'd see all kinds of fake shit.. :1orglaugh

http://spannow.adult.com/carrier.jpg

p.s. they do the flybys to improve morale aboard the flatop. watching supersonic flight has a tendency to light the fires of all on board who witness it.

Just looking at the Abbotsford Airshow site. They are going to have one there, but only on the Static Display. Guess I'll just have to go watch them take off on the Monday.

awesome videos. My old man was in the airforce. I don't see how anyone would call the pics or vids fake. Strange.

great foto!

Well the others in this thread showed their sources, now its your turn :1orglaugh :smiling_b

yeah I caught it at Abbotsford Airshow like 2 years back or something like that. Awesome display.

They did this fly over in some sort of silent mode, I forget what it was called. Anyway, the plane was angled in the air about 30 degrees or so with the nose up and the tail down. It came overhead and I swear you couldn't hear a damned thing from it. Then it powered up and appeared to go straight up in to the Sun. Most amazing display I've ever witnessed at an airshow. :thumbsup

Then check out this page:
http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyvning/flyvning_06/


and the rest of funny planes and stuff
http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyvning/flyvning_05/
http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyvning/flyvning_04/
http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyvning/flyvning_03/
http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyvning/flyvning_02/
http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyvning/flyvning_01/

wow! that video was hella cool :)

there you go Fred that vid I was talking about is posted twice in this topic.. :winkwink:


btw this is the coolest flyby I ever saw.. love this pic.

link hotten

http://www.grovsjov.dk/billeder/flyv.../f14-flyby.jpg

Yah I do know it all in fact I know you were born in a barn

I didn't know you were allowed to talk about your own family members this way. What place did you grow up at ?

I do know you are a MF

You got caught making shit up. Don't go away mad, just go away.

Is that a picture of your daddy ?

Actually I called your mama and asked her for an answer on this issue before hand so if anyone is retarded, you might want to look at your family family genes.

Hi why don't you GFY ?