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F-18 Hornet -- Supersonic

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Uploaded by on Aug 4, 2006

The USAF bird enters supersonic speeds.The vapour created by extreme condensation is very visible.

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  • 3 fails here

    1. he is sub-sonic

    2. that condensation is not a direct factor of supersonic flight

    3. thats a navy plane not air force

  • @sm0othockeyspeed let me know when ya go man,ill go with ya...lol

  • "Yeeeeeeeeeefiuuuuumm"

  • thats a navy plane man and it didnt break the sound barrier

  • Yeah. The air near the plane is moving sideways as well as back (from the plane's point of view). So, it's moving faster than the air a few meters farther away from the plane. Because of this, you can get a local shock near the plane while the plane is still (barely) sub-sonic. So, under the right circumstances, you could get the characteristic shock condensation while still at Mach 0.9 or 0.95 or so.

  • Trans-sonic. Basiclly at the threshold of super-sonic. But he did not break supersonic in this fly by.

  • I love how the guy is screaming "YEAHHHHH" and all of sudden you cant hear him anymore.

    ASL7000N or anyone else know if in fact Edwards AFB has a perrmit for sonic booms? I'm dying to see one in person and I don't have a problem traveling to Cali from NYC.

  • I like the "yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" guy when he sees the cloud. lol

  • Yeah, close. I think the FAA dosn't permit that in those regions. But i heard at Edwards Air Force Base has a permit for that.

  • Not supersonic, but very close. Probably Mach .9

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