USS Yorktown, 1943

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/15/2016 at 10:50 • Filed to: planelopnik

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A Grumman F6F Hellcat takes off from the deck of the carrier USS Yorktown . Photo by Edward Steichen for the US Navy.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 10:55

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I love that picture.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 10:59

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The deckhand is waving a checkered flag because this pic is so full of win. Mad props. Mad. Props.

Sam > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 11:04

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What is happening with those crazy swirls? Old camera tech?

ttyymmnn > Sam 06/15/2016 at 11:14

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One caption I read said it’s from paint on the propeller tip, but if that were the case, then the whole picture would be blurry. It’s actually a condensation trail caused by the compression of the humid air at the end of the propeller, similar to what you see coming off the wings of a fighter in high-G maneuvers. Here’s a Skyraider, a C-27 and an Osprey doing the same thing.

Sam > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 11:22

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That looks so freaking cool.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Sam 06/15/2016 at 11:24

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Compressing the water out of the air. The blade tips are going nearly supersonic speeds

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 11:39

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Sometimes on cooler mornings here in Florida I can get the Cessna’s prop to do that. I feel like a badass.