Think my own favorite is Number 6, where the guy is going over water, and then punches it straight up, making a wake. I could just have a thing for the Blue Angels though...
Although, the lack of flinching on Number 3 is impressive.
Roger: not quite. The vapor cone forms when the humidity is high enough and the aircraft is at a high sub-sonic mach number -- I think it's something like Mach 0.85 or higher. Both the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds routinely go fast enough to produce vapor cones during their performances, and they never (quite) break Mach 1.
Just out of curiosity, how ... um, "tetched in th' head" does one have to be to attempt a minimim-altitude flyby in a C-135?
Yeah, the C-135 was impressive - if for no other reason than that the wingspan and size of the aircraft means the pilot had to be fighting ground effect to drop that low at that speed.
"Tetched in th' head" indeed. There is zero margin of error in that maneuver, especially in such a large and relatively sluggish aircraft.
Think my own favorite is Number 6, where the guy is going over water, and then punches it straight up, making a wake. I could just have a thing for the Blue Angels though...
ReplyDeleteAlthough, the lack of flinching on Number 3 is impressive.
In #1, that's not just a wake. He's got a vapor cone. He's going pretty fast.
ReplyDeleteAlso, #3, yeah.
Amazing stuff.....
ReplyDeleteDo NOT put your hands in the air.
ReplyDelete#1 vapor cone is because he is
ReplyDeletetrans-sonic. He is in the act of exceeding the speed of sound, thus the shock wave.
Great stuff!
Roger: not quite. The vapor cone forms when the humidity is high enough and the aircraft is at a high sub-sonic mach number -- I think it's something like Mach 0.85 or higher. Both the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds routinely go fast enough to produce vapor cones during their performances, and they never (quite) break Mach 1.
ReplyDeleteJust out of curiosity, how ... um, "tetched in th' head" does one have to be to attempt a minimim-altitude flyby in a C-135?
Yeah, the C-135 was impressive - if for no other reason than that the wingspan and size of the aircraft means the pilot had to be fighting ground effect to drop that low at that speed.
ReplyDelete"Tetched in th' head" indeed. There is zero margin of error in that maneuver, especially in such a large and relatively sluggish aircraft.
had a crooked smile on my face all the way through that video.
ReplyDeletewow.