A Picture of What Freedom Looks Like

[lynnl]

Here's a picture of what our freedom looks like: http://www.rense.com/general8/boom.htm

(too bad we can't hear the sound!)

[chip's]

I agree.

[crossthreaded]

beautiful

[msrm]

I was in artillery, US Army. If you concen
trate and don't blink you can see the red
hot backside of the artillery shell leave
the tube just for a split second. It is
awesome. Some people have gotten pictures
of the shell leaving the tube. I never could
get that shot and it waste a lot of film.
Go Army!!!!!!!

[msrm]

I was in artillery, US Army. If you concen
trate and don't blink you can see the red
hot backside of the artillery shell leave
the tube just for a split second. It is
awesome. Some people have gotten pictures
of the shell leaving the tube. I never could
get that shot and it waste a lot of film.
Go Army!!!!!!!

[Jim Wilson]

I was in infantry. US Army. FTA all the way.

Jim

[Forrest Addy]

I've seen the same effect on my 1970 Chev pick-up when I'm herrying home to get to the bathroom.

What? Did I shatter the mood?

Nonsense aside, that's an amazing picture. Kinda gives you a reason why supersonic flight takes so much energy. One of these days air transport is gonna be sub-orbital and the flight from New York to Tokyo will not only be much faster but maybe even cheaper.

[Thrud]

lynnl:
You can see shockwaves off of the surfaces of supersonic during flight as well - such as when they peel off. Turbulance off the wingtips is common.

I have been told my farts do the same thing. I have not tried lighting them for fear of back blast. Safety First!

[barts]

I think Trud meant that one can see shockwaves forming on the top wing surface of passenger jets. This is an interesting phenomenom, as well, if somewhat less dramatic.

[lynnl]

I certainly did not intend to slight any with Army affiliations. Our freedom also wears BDU's and combat boots!!! And serves in lonely, unglamorous roles and places.

Lynn

[docsteve66]

LynnL:
1> whats a BDU?
2> how did you come out with the vise half nut problem?
Steve

[Mcostello]

Justsent the picture of the plane to my desktop for wall paper. Awsome!!

[lynnl]

BDU = Battle Dress Uniform or battle fatigues.

The vise half-nut is still on the 'to do' list. (and unfortunately, it's a loo-o-n-ng list!)

[Weston Bye]

About 30 years ago (On the Enterprise in the Gulf of Tonkin) I observed a shockwave around an RA-5C Vigilante. The air was humid and the wave extended a couple hundred feet above and below the plane. Also caught a less spectacular wave around an F4 Phantom on 8mm film. Gotta get that film digitized someday...

Wes