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Showing Original Post only (View all)Aviation Enthusiasts! NASA Snaps pictures of Supersonic shockwaves of 2 T-38's VERY cool! [View all]
NASA's mission to capture air-to-air images of supersonic shock waves was a long and fraught process that lasted more a decade. But now, the space agency has accomplished the task with flying colors.
On Tuesday, NASA released a series of stunning images that show two T-38 supersonic jetliners tearing through the atmosphere, creating sonic shock waves. The images were made possible by a NASA B-200 King Air aircraft, which ferried an updated camera imaging system up to 30,000 feet. At altitude, it followed the jets from a distance of 2,000 feet, snapping their trek through the sound barrier at 1,400 frames per second.
I am ecstatic about how these images turned out
The T-38s flew in tight formation, separated only by 10 feet. Documenting their burst through the sound barrier from such a close vantage point will help NASA accrue more data on supersonic shock waves than ever before, which is a pressing matter given the potential resurrection of supersonic passenger travel.
On Tuesday, NASA released a series of stunning images that show two T-38 supersonic jetliners tearing through the atmosphere, creating sonic shock waves. The images were made possible by a NASA B-200 King Air aircraft, which ferried an updated camera imaging system up to 30,000 feet. At altitude, it followed the jets from a distance of 2,000 feet, snapping their trek through the sound barrier at 1,400 frames per second.
I am ecstatic about how these images turned out
The T-38s flew in tight formation, separated only by 10 feet. Documenting their burst through the sound barrier from such a close vantage point will help NASA accrue more data on supersonic shock waves than ever before, which is a pressing matter given the potential resurrection of supersonic passenger travel.
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Here's the NASA Website story;
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/supersonic-shockwave-interaction.html
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Aviation Enthusiasts! NASA Snaps pictures of Supersonic shockwaves of 2 T-38's VERY cool! [View all]
A HERETIC I AM
Mar 2019
OP
Yeah.... being a pilot and aviation nut those things bug the shit out of me.
groundloop
Mar 2019
#10
That's a cool vid and one of many, but not all those planes are breaking the sound barrier
A HERETIC I AM
Mar 2019
#13
That's amazing. Sonic booms were a regular feature of life when I was a kid in the early 50s...
Hekate
Mar 2019
#11
I still hear them once in a blue moon, flyboys get carried away & I'm sure get reprimands.
yaesu
Mar 2019
#18