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THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE SOUND BARRIER BREAKS ON YOUR HEAD!!
BOB LEES' CAMERA ^
| 2-14-04
| GONZO
Posted on 02/14/2004 3:05:54 PM PST by gonzo
On June 4th, 1989, at an Air Show in London, Ontario, Canada, an RF-4-C Phantom of the Mississippi Air National Guard, accidentally cracked Mach-1, while doing the Show opening.
As luck would have it, we were standing underneath it at the time. The photo was snapped by my brother as he was being blown off his feet:
Cool, huh?...
TOPICS: Canada; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: airplanes; aviation; f4phantom; fighters; mach1; sonicboom; soundbarrier; turass
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To: gonzo
And you never will.
The BUFF is "squeezing the water out of the air" but that is not a supersonic shockwave.
The poor old BUFF would shake itself to death trying to go Mach 1.
BTW it is still a great picture and the only one like it that I have ever seen.
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:46:18 PM PST
by
pfflier
To: gonzo
Ouch! My bad. After zooming and looking at the BUFF, I suspect Photo Shop at work.
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:49:49 PM PST
by
pfflier
To: pfflier
The poor old BUFF would shake itself to death trying to go Mach 1.10-4. I don't believe the B-52 could go Mach + even in a dive. The airframe would come undone, I suspect.
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:49:52 PM PST
by
toddst
To: gonzo
That is seriously cool. Thanks for sharing.
To: toddst
The Buff is tuff, but probably not that tuff.
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:55:27 PM PST
by
pepperdog
(God Bless and Protect our Troops)
To: gonzo
Whoo-hoo!
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:56:15 PM PST
by
LibKill
(LIBERALISM, Alway racing downward to the lowest depth of depravity!)
To: gonzo
That's the most interesting V-day graphic I've seen all day. If she doesn't want to be your Sweetie, I will, at least until midnight.
;)
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:57:07 PM PST
by
aBootes
To: martin_fierro
A take on this one?
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:57:48 PM PST
by
JoJo Gunn
(Gut and raze the NEA! ©)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:57:49 PM PST
by
balrog666
(Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.)
To: JoJo Gunn
Real. Video is also available.
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posted on
02/14/2004 3:59:07 PM PST
by
balrog666
(Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.)
To: martin_fierro
Damn!
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:04:02 PM PST
by
gcruse
(http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
To: gonzo
Yep, pretty damn cool!
Awsome pics guys.
To: JoJo Gunn
Blasting through that sound-barrier!
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:06:00 PM PST
by
LibKill
(LIBERALISM, Alway racing downward to the lowest depth of depravity!)
To: martin_fierro
bump
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:06:22 PM PST
by
VOA
To: gonzo
These pictures are awsome! I never knew there was a visible shock wave when a plane hits mach 1.
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:07:50 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Temporary tagline. Applied to State of New Jersey for permanent tagline (12/24/03).)
To: martin_fierro
LOL.....Great Photosho work !......Kewl but .........no. Stay safe !
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:08:47 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Salmon...the other pink meat !)
To: martin_fierro
Not happening. The BUFF is tough, but not that tough.
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:09:53 PM PST
by
LibKill
(LIBERALISM, Alway racing downward to the lowest depth of depravity!)
To: balrog666; JoJo Gunn
The F-18 photo was posted here on FR, along with some other photos and videos. Go to the link below for the whole story. Post #20 and post #65 have videos posted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a802dc15f4e.htm <--- Stunning Photo of Jet Breaking Sound Barrier.
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:11:08 PM PST
by
Eagle9
To: gonzo
Here's your average every day LSR
car busting the sound barrier.
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:20:55 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(Spirit & Opportunity~The race is ON! Which will find the first Martian trout stream.)
To: Eagle9
bump to self when get to dorm computer
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posted on
02/14/2004 4:26:54 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)
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