Jesolo Air Extreme 2011 rehearsals (Jun. 10 and 11, 2011)
Yesterday I’ve published some pictures of the Thunderbirds performing a demo flight at Jesolo on Jun. 10 to explain the origin of condensation clouds generated by maneuvering aircraft. Here’s a...
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After publishing a post about the Thunderbirds condensation clouds induced by high-G maneuvers and high-AOAs (Angle Of Attack) during and a post about the rehearsals, below you can find some more...
View ArticleListen to the loud bangs caused by RAF Typhoons during an alert scramble
This is the sound of a sonic boom. Two loud bangs were heard across central eastern UK on May 2, as two Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby were scrambled to intercept a Cityjet Avro RJ-85 that was flying...
View ArticleWatch the shock wave move on the wing of MiG-29 Fulcrum as it breaks the...
This video shows the shock wave of a MiG-29 Fulcrum flying past Mach 1.0 during an Edge of Space flight. The following was shot by famous aviation video producer Artur Sarkysian for MigFlug, a company...
View ArticleTyphoons sonic boom during terrorist hijack alarm causes chaos in UK
At 18.10LT on Thursday Apr. 12 emergency agency telephone switch boards started receiving reports of a large bang or explosion that could be heard all over the southern UK. It took a couple of hours [...]
View ArticleU.S. F-15E goes supersonic over UK: ceiling tiles come down in local Supermarket
A sonic boom probably caused by U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles shook homes and businesses in Wales. The sonic boom that caused several ceiling tiles come down in a supermarket in the Welsh town of...
View ArticlePlane Plotter animation shows the moment an F-15E Strike Eagle went...
Here is how an F-15E Strike Eagle from RAF Lakenheath went supersonic over Wales, UK, during air combat training with other aircraft of the 48th Fighter Wing. Courtesy of Plane Plotter you can now see...
View ArticleFollowing bomb threat two Italian Typhoon jets perform supersonic scramble to...
Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoon in QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) were scrambled to intercept and escort MEA214 flight that reported a bomb threat aboard. Two loud sonic booms were heard at around 1.45PM...
View ArticleAwesome photo shows Blue Angels #5 pulling high gs during demo display
This is one of those pictures that don’t need much words. Taken on Oct 18, the photo in this post features Lt. Cmdr. Mark Tedrow, Blue Angels #5 and Lead Solo with the U.S. Navy Flight [...]
View ArticleCrazy photo shows T-38 Jet passing in front of the sun at supersonic speed
You can clearly see the shockwaves. The image above is fantastic. It depicts a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School T-38C passing in front of the sun at supersonic speed, generating shockwaves. The...
View ArticleRafale’s Sonic Boom During Intercept Shakes Paris, Disrupts French Open...
A loud bang was heard as a French Rafale flew at supersonic speed while responding to a COMLOSS (Communication Loss) event. An almost routine intercept by a French Air Force Rafale made the news on...
View ArticleMassive Meteor Over Lake Ontario and New York State Creates Flash, Sonic Booms.
Entry of Large Meteor into Atmosphere Caught on Video in Canada and Eastern U.S. An unusually large meteor created a sensation around the upper eastern U.S. in the Great Lakes region and across...
View ArticleBOOM! What Was That? Mysterious “Sonic Boom” Shakes Tucson This Morning.
Air Force Claims Mysterious “Boom” Wasn’t Them. Local News Suggests, “Earthquake or Mine Blast”. Tucson, Arizona residents near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and across the city of Tucson are reporting...
View ArticleRAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom “Rattles Windows” From Cambridge To London During...
The RAF Typhoon aircraft were scrambled to intercept a civilian aircraft that lost comms with the Air Traffic Control agencies in UK airspace. A loud sonic boom was heard across Cambridgeshire in...
View ArticleListen To The Sonic Boom Generated By An F-16 Flying Supersonic Over Oshkosh
The F-16 of the Viper Demo Team inadvertently “broke” the sound barrier during a high speed pass at Oshkosh AirVenture. Something interested happened at Oshkosh AirVenture on July 29, 2021, as the U.S....
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