Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
Who would imagine that you could take photographs of shockwaves? NASA, that’s who. Ten years of research and development went into the picture you see here, which is a colored composite image of pair of supersonic planes flying under strict parameters in order to achieve the pictures, taken from an accompanying plane.
The images feature a pair of T-38s from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, flying in formation at supersonic speeds. The T-38s are flying approximately 30 feet away from each other, with the trailing aircraft flying about 10 feet lower than the leading T-38. With exceptional clarity,…
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