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NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave - senona - 05-20-2016 An Air Force T-38C training jet creates shockwaves in the atmosphere as it travels at supersonic speeds in front of the sun
Quote:Using the brilliant light of the overhead sun as a backdrop, NASA researchers have developed a patent-pending method called Background-Oriented Schlieren using Celestial Objects (BOSCO) to make atmospheric distortions from supersonic shockwaves visible. Source Schlieren photograph of a T-38C traveling faster than sound
Schlieren images can be captured from either the ground or from another aircraft and each method has its own specific advantages—and challenges. The ongoing research is being performed to improve the efficiency and safety of supersonic aircraft for both military and commercial uses. Quote:“Air-to-air schlieren is an important flight-test technique for locating and characterizing, with high spatial resolution, shock waves emanating from supersonic vehicles,” said Dan Banks, principal investigator on the project at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California. “It allows us to see the shock wave geometry in the real atmosphere as the target aircraft flies through temperature and humidity gradients that cannot be duplicated in wind tunnels.” Interesting, that is pretty cool stuff! RE: NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave - Mystic Wanderer - 05-20-2016 Science was one of my favorite subjects in school. This is very interesting. I didn't like math either, however, I loved Algebra. Yeah, I know... weird. LOL RE: NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave - senona - 05-20-2016 (05-20-2016, 11:36 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: Science was one of my favorite subjects in school. This is very interesting. Me too....loved science But hated math And in science you need math, so that left me out of doing anything in that field. LOL |