On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:10:18 -0600, "John Carrier"
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No manned aircraft will make 3.0 on the deck. 1.2 - 1.3 is about it (which
is scary fast under 100 feet). Yes, the shock will be visible on the water.
Get low enough and your exhaust creates a roostertail even when subsonic.
Thanks for that, it seems the special effects guys for the movie did a
bit of research as to what would happen when Firefox went that fast
that low. It'd be quite a ride to do it for real. :-)
"Christopher" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:41:03 GMT, Scott Ferrin
wrote:
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:17:21 +0100, "JasiekS"
wrote:
Użytkownik "Christopher" napisał w wiadomości
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I watched a dvd of the Clint Eastwood movie yesterday-I've seen it
before-bit of a slow movie but the Mig flying effects were cool.
Anyway, over the northen ocean above Russia when Clint was bearing
down on the Russian missile crusier he got it up to Mach 2.8 to Mach 3
about 50 feet above the water. The effect was a twin water plume that
followed the jet exhausts.
Would you get the same effect in the real world if a fighter plane
went that fast that low over water?
Yes, this effect exists in the real world. Some time ago I searched the
Net
looking for some spectacular pictures. I found picture of low flying
F-14
ripping two craters out of sea.
That's a PAINTING. It could have just as easily had walls of fire
coming out of the water.
Thats a pity. So if it was a painting of the effect, and not real,
what effect WOULD a plane doing Mach 3 or higher, 50 feet above water
have?
Christopher
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