By: DOUGHNUT - 10th January 2003 at 09:35
RE: Piccie 4 PII
Andrew,
Its very unlikely that the aircraft is travelling at Mach 1, even the mighty Phantom would not be able to achieve that at low level. Also it would be a mad pilot to try it. The shock waves that you can see are due to the moisture content of the air condensing to water due to the change in air pressure over the wing. As VX-4 is home based at Point Mugu California (probably where the photo was taken) and the airbase right on the coast it often has damp foggy days which can easily cause this.
DOUGHNUT
By: PhantomII - 9th January 2003 at 20:15
RE: Piccie 4 PII
Correct you are A330. That is an F-4S of the U.S. Navy’s VX-4 test squadron.
Thanks a lot neilly for the pic! I always loved that one.
By: A330Crazy - 9th January 2003 at 18:42
RE: Piccie 4 PII
Passing through the sound barrier? Cool pic.
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