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Thunderbirds rehearsing for Jesolo Air Extreme 2011: Prandtl-Glauert Singularity and condensation clouds on display

June 11, 2011 David Cenciotti 1

On Jun. 10, 2011, I attended the Thunderbirds’s rehearsal at Jesolo for the Air Extreme 2011 airshow. Pictures I’ve taken show plenty of condesation clouds being generated by the USAF demo team’s F-16s. Even spectators […]

Sonic booms and condensation clouds (explained)

October 13, 2008 David Cenciotti 1

Pictures taken at Axalp always rise the same question. People want to know if the condensation clouds surrounding the aircraft represent some kind of visual manifestation of the “sonic boom” or some other phenomenon tied […]