Posted on 11/12/2006 7:44:05 AM PST by EnjoyingLife
Thanks for the link to that outstanding fluid dynamics site!
BTTT!!!
ping!!!!!
just damn!
Looks like an accelerated stall just waiting to happen.
-ccm
051009-N-7559C-001 San Francisco, California, 9 October 2005: The Navy's Flight Demonstration team, the Blue Angels lead solo, performs the sneak pass, a maneuver that demonstrates the F/A-18 Hornet's ability to sneak into a target area undetected at speeds approaching 700 mph.
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Ryan Courtade, United States Navy
Links
http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/051009-N-7559C-001.jpg (big image)
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=34239 (source)
070403-N-7130B-138 South China Sea (April 3, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25, breaks the sound barrier while performing a supersonic flyby of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during an air power demonstration. The air power demonstration was performed by Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 and featured participation from each of the eight squadrons assigned to CVW-14. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in support of operations in the western Pacific. Source: http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=44684
awesome
Thanks for the ping...that’s a great photo!
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