Super Hornet w/ Vapor Cones, MCAS Miramar, October 2010

An F/A 18 Super Hornet solo performance at MCAS Miramar, Oct 2010. This was a humid day, which made for more condensation around the wings.

I've noticed how half the guys on YT think this vapor cone has something to do with the sound barrier. As cool a sight as it is, It doesn't.

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A super hornet solo performance at MCAS Miramar, Oct 2010. This was a humid day, which made for more condensation around the wings. The technical term for this is the Prandtl--Glauert singularity.

Note, this is not the breaking of the sound barrier. Vapor cones, the Prandtl--Glauert singularity, are associated with a sudden drop of air pressure around the jet, resulting in condensation. It happens at high speeds, and particularly in higher humidity.

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[TallSky]

Note: The "whoop" sounds starting at 0:48 are not the sound barrier. They are the sounds of the compressed air squeezing out moisture, with about a 1/2 second delay, - the FA-18 was 1/2 mile away as it created this cone effect.

[skateboy159]

sweet got to love the cone

[SaberTanker22]

I Freaking love when they do that see them huge nose cone moisture clouds.