Have a 3 minute video primer on supersonic flight and shockwaves

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 04/06/2016 at 12:02 • Filed to: planelopnik, supersonic

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Complete with some very cool pictures showing light diffraction across shockwaves.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/06/2016 at 12:21

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yeah but...they don’t “bend light waves” they compress and distort a medium that interacts with light. Schlieren photography time!

and 100 more > HammerheadFistpunch 04/06/2016 at 12:36

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Came to say this. Thank you.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch 04/06/2016 at 13:10

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Every school child knows that!

AfromanGTO > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/06/2016 at 13:14

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Very cool!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/06/2016 at 13:25

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Nice. Thanks for sharing.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > HammerheadFistpunch 04/06/2016 at 13:40

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Now I need to understand how they photograph this with such detail.

HammerheadFistpunch > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 04/06/2016 at 13:43

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlieren…

BOS is more common and relies primarily on the sun and high precision timing.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > HammerheadFistpunch 04/06/2016 at 13:49

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So cool! I still only somewhat comprehend how they set it up, but it’s titillating.