Seeing the Sound Barrier

Very cool pictures coming from NASA.

These images are of T-38 USAF Test Pilot School aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound (767 mph). No they are not photoshopped. Using new NASA air to air schlieren photographic technology which shoots 1,400 frames per second, people are able to see how the airplanes create waves when air molecules begin to compress because they are flying faster than the speed of sound. These images were taken about 2,000 feet above the aircraft. Here’s a CNN article on it!

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Wow that’s awesome!

Isn’t it? Science is awesome

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