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Supersonic Jet Creates a “Cloud”

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This supersonic jet, the F-14 Tomcat, can create a cloud. Check out this footage of the jet ripping through the sky, leaving a trail of vapor. What you’re witnessing are the effects of the Prandtl–Glauert Singularity.


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