What breaking the sound barrier looks like

[Lanya]

http://pic1.piczo.com/valuca/?g=26731427

[Plane]

Excellent slideshow.


Shockwaves in high humidity conditions become visible around bomb blasts too.

Or Cannon shots , where they often form rings.

And at the intakes of stationary jet engines where the vortexe somtimes look like writhing pythons.


I would like to fire this thing in a fog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2fVjBd0xo4&feature=related

[Lanya]

Very cool.

There was something I found I thought you'd like, it was a link on (I thought) the same blog.  Photos of jets, airliners, USAF planes and even a Russian pilot ejecting. I've never seen anything like it.  Can't find it now, but I did find this:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/11/radically-shaped-plane-is-completely.html