Although traveling very fast, this F-18F Super Hornet is not breaking the sound barrier. This vapor cone is a phenomenon known as the Prandtl-glauert singularity.
I could attempt to explain it but it would be easier for you to just Google it.
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Pierre Pageau 2 years ago
félicitations .
IsPhoto 3 years ago
What a beautiful picture... Aslo valuable for science.
David F. Brown  Thanks
mjsmith403 3 years ago
Wow...what a capture
Rouge 3 years ago
Excellent action shot !

Rouge
Tristan Shu 4 years ago
Great capture.
remarkable! very crisp
Eric Severson 4 years ago
Terrific shot with huge impact! It seems appropriate to use an Ultra-Sonic zoom to capture a shot like this!
Cupcake 4 years ago
Very Good capture.
Martine Bour 4 years ago
Fabulous action shot! Very impressive!
Jan Zajc 4 years ago
Very good presented, although i don't know what exactly I'm looking at(that fog around the plane)??
Bravo!
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