Re: breaking sound barrier movie

[Wes Davis <wlrdavis@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Hi, Folks:

    Concerning the photograph mentioned in J. Marsh's post:
could someone explain the accompanying description claiming
that "part of the plane is supersonic and part isn't"?

    Wes Davis


-----Original Message-----
From: James S. Marsh <jsmarsh@UWF.EDU>
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: breaking sound barrier movie


> Awhile back someone mentioned a picture on the web of an airplane at the
> instant it is breaking the sound barrier.  I finally stumbled across
> that picture.
> It is a neat picture showing a cone of vapor enveloping the tail of
> the aircraft.
>
> At the site where I found this picture there is also a video showing the
plane
> zooming past the flight deck of a carrier, breaking the sound barrier
> just about
> amid ships.  It is spectacular.  Check out
>
> http://www.navy.mil/homepages/cv64/soundbarrier/soundbarrier.htm
>
> You'll like it.
>
> JSM