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I learned this in my Aero Engineering courses in college. My professor mentioned that occasionally if the light hits the wing at the right angle, you can actual
by jedc 14y ago
I learned this in my Aero Engineering courses in college. My professor mentioned that occasionally if the light hits the wing at the right angle, you can actually see the shockwaves.
But for all my years of flying since, I've yet to see it... :(
- bulte-rs 14y agoUnder the right conditions you can expect to see some puffs of condensation due to the adiabatic cooling of the air on the edges of the shockwave. But then only under the exact right circumstances (moist air, sun from behing the viewpoint, relative high pressure).