Tuesday, 02 October 2007

Breaking the Sound Barrier : F18 Hornet


Found this image at Wikipedia
"The origin of the cloud is debated; the leading theory claims: "a drop in air pressure at the plane described by the Prandtl-Glauert Singularity occurs so that moist air condenses there to form water droplets- Wikipedia
Speed of sound 660 Miles per hour
First self propelled vehicle to break sound barrier : German V-2 ballistic missile, 1942

1 comment:

Windyridge said...

That is very cool!