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To: EnjoyingLife

Something about compression velocity as they break the sound barrier coalesces the water vapor nearby. Yeah, I'm no engineer and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express either.

8 posted on 11/12/2006 7:51:12 AM PST by brothers4thID (Being lectured by Ted Kennedy on ethics is not unlike being lectured on dating protocol by Ted Bundy)

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To: EnjoyingLife

Smack these links:

1. http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20061112.htm

2. http://www.FlightLevel350.com/video_streaming.php?id=990

12 posted on 11/12/2006 7:53:56 AM PST by EnjoyingLife

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To: brothers4thID

Close enough.

What happens, is that the aircraft's velocity forces atmosphere to move out of the way so quickly, that the heavier water vapor in the air cannot keep up and is forced to separate from the surrounding oxygen. At that point it becomes visible.

You are seeing the aircraft's shockwave literally squeezing water from the air.

17 posted on 11/12/2006 8:01:48 AM PST by Pukin Dog (Being a Liberal is just a coping mechanism for low self esteem and/or bad parenting.)

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