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Prandtl-Glauert Condensation Clouds

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:36 pm
by djalbin
For those of you who are into aircraft ... here's a link to photos of aircraft approaching the sound barrier, or flying supersonic, and forming the characteristic Prandtl-Glauert condensation cloud.

This site is mostly about the fluid dynamics associated with Prandtl-Glauert condensation clouds but it has links to other sites with some great photos. Just surf the links.
http://fluidmech.net/tutorials/sonic/pr ... clouds.htm
http://www.steehouwer.com/

Image
http://www.wilk4.com/misc/soundbreak.htm

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http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20040817-English.htm


Don

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:19 am
by willi
i always wandered wat that cloud was on the ass end of the fzr. :pistol

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:18 am
by exupturbo
willi wrote:i always wandered wat that cloud was on the ass end of the fzr. :pistol
That's what eating baked beans for breakfast does for you :banana

Mark