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ok people ..can someone tell me what is that circular "thing" that surrounds the aircraft as the plane crosses the sound barrier? is that moisture or something?

by pencil 16y ago

ok people ..can someone tell me what is that circular "thing" that surrounds the aircraft as the plane crosses the sound barrier? is that moisture or something? if yes how does it occur? an explanation on this would would really fulfill my curiosity.

heresy 16y ago
Here we go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prandtl-Glauert_Singularity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prandtl-Glauert_Singularity