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04-05-10, 08:16 AM
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A cloud of mist forms around a U.S. Navy Super Hornet off the Peruvian coast. Known as a 'shock collar' or 'vapour cone' it is created in certain atmospheric conditions at high speeds
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/26/article-0-051932A1000005DC-806_634x516.jpg
Plane amazing: This awe-inspiring image shows a U.S. Super Hornet while performing at the New York Air Show
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This 'shock collar' was caused by an F/A-18 'Hornet' above the USS Constellation
It looks like the special effects department have been at work in this image of a fighter jet with a cloud of mist around it.
But this cloud created by a U.S. Navy Super Hornet off the Peruvian coast is known as a 'shock collar' or 'vapour cone', created in certain atmospheric conditions at high speeds.
In this case the £35million jet was flying at 760mph over the Pacific coastline having taken off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
The vapour cone effect is caused by pressure differences around the aircraft. A sudden drop in pressure associated with high speed allows water vapour, which is normally invisible, to condense as fog.
The shape of the Super Hornet, which can travel at up to 1,370mph - 1.8 times the speed of sound - encourages the cone to form.
These condensation clouds are frequently seen during Space Shuttle launches but their precise nature is still under debate.
Similar effects sometimes allow passengers to see clouds around an airliner's wing tips or even in a corkscrew ahead of a plane with a propeller.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1263012/Super-Hornet-creates-vapour-cone.html#ixzz0kEOud7Nx
A cloud of mist forms around a U.S. Navy Super Hornet off the Peruvian coast. Known as a 'shock collar' or 'vapour cone' it is created in certain atmospheric conditions at high speeds
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/26/article-0-051932A1000005DC-806_634x516.jpg
Plane amazing: This awe-inspiring image shows a U.S. Super Hornet while performing at the New York Air Show
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/27/article-1188535-051A6961000005DC-72_634x388.jpg
This 'shock collar' was caused by an F/A-18 'Hornet' above the USS Constellation
It looks like the special effects department have been at work in this image of a fighter jet with a cloud of mist around it.
But this cloud created by a U.S. Navy Super Hornet off the Peruvian coast is known as a 'shock collar' or 'vapour cone', created in certain atmospheric conditions at high speeds.
In this case the £35million jet was flying at 760mph over the Pacific coastline having taken off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
The vapour cone effect is caused by pressure differences around the aircraft. A sudden drop in pressure associated with high speed allows water vapour, which is normally invisible, to condense as fog.
The shape of the Super Hornet, which can travel at up to 1,370mph - 1.8 times the speed of sound - encourages the cone to form.
These condensation clouds are frequently seen during Space Shuttle launches but their precise nature is still under debate.
Similar effects sometimes allow passengers to see clouds around an airliner's wing tips or even in a corkscrew ahead of a plane with a propeller.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1263012/Super-Hornet-creates-vapour-cone.html#ixzz0kEOud7Nx