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Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-snaps-supersonic-shockwaves-interacting-in-flight-wowza/

"NASA says these are "the first-ever images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft in flight." The achievement came about during the latest phase of the agency's Air-to-Air Background Oriented Schlieren (AirBOS) flights at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

NASA's advanced air-to-air imaging system required some fancy flying to make it all work. The T-38s traveled in formation about 30 feet (9 meters) apart. A NASA B-200 King Air plane carried the camera system as the T-38s flew below it at supersonic speeds. The timing had to be perfect, and it was."
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lokie

lokie

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-snaps-supersonic-shockwaves-interacting-in-flight-wowza/

"NASA says these are "the first-ever images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft in flight." The achievement came about during the latest phase of the agency's Air-to-Air Background Oriented Schlieren (AirBOS) flights at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

NASA's advanced air-to-air imaging system required some fancy flying to make it all work. The T-38s traveled in formation about 30 feet (9 meters) apart. A NASA B-200 King Air plane carried the camera system as the T-38s flew below it at supersonic speeds. The timing had to be perfect, and it was."
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Interesting.

Other than the cool factor, what can come from this.

I surmise it may assist in the design of new air and space transportation.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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lokie said:
Interesting.

Other than the cool factor, what can come from this.

I surmise it may assist in the design of new air and space transportation.
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much quieter jets, that rumble instead of BOOM. less turbulence, fighters that can fly in close formation without interfering with each other...high speed cargo drones that can fly in close formation...missiles that fly faster and are harder to detect...stealth ducks...
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lokie

lokie

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This sculpture has us spinning...

Veerle Coppoolse is the artist behind this awesome paper sculpture. The structure is called a zoetrope - this is a device that creates the illusion of moving objects through the succession of rotating images.

This zoetrope shows the process of metamorphosis (how a caterpillar transforms into butterfly inside a cocoon) using delicately and precisely cut pieces of paper.
 
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