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  • @LegoFreakFarter it never broke the sound barriew u could hear it coming before it passed the camera if it broke the sound barrier it would be silent until it passed the camera

  • @skittlepower95 it went close at 0:04, you can see the shock wave begin to form on the leading edge of the tail I think.

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  • Well why did it make a sonic boom.........

  • However, it was close, close to the sound. In fact, go up immediately to lose speed ....

  • speed of sound aproximately 1300km/h, top speed of fighter jets (1.5-3 mach) about 2 mach (NATO's Fighter jets top speed) = 2036km/h aproximately and i bet this fighter jet went over 1300km/h, so doesnt that count as breaking the sound barrier? lol, sorry for my english if i typed anything wrong iam from finland. :P

  • @Saighton THat's not a shock wave, it's condensation

  • @RampantRedBull It could not be that. The reason is because the vapor cone was surrounding the plane. Vortex-based vapors appear in very specific places where the aerodynamics create said vortices.

    Here's an exaggerated view of the Prandtl-Glauert singularity making itself visible via the vapor cone: watch?v=6iawZ-TzFoo -- Keep in mind the size of this vapor cone is significantly larger than typical.

  • @nexus1g Well could this be what is happening in this video, rather than the sound barrier being broken.

  • @RampantRedBull The image you linked is not an effect demonstrating the Prandtl-Glauert singularity. It's similar in that they both have the visible outcome of vapor, but it is not related to the Prandtl-Glauert singularity which has to do with the compression of a sock wave to near infinite pressure and looks completely different from condensation due to vortices.

  • @nexus1g But this doesn't mean that its actually breaking the sound barrier.

    For example, im sure you will agree with me that the C17 Globemaster is not capable of supersonic flight.

    Yet in this picture a similar effect is created: wwwDOTrafDOTmodDOTukSLASHdownl­oadsSLASHwallpapersSLASHc17SLA­SHc17_03_1280.jpg

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