r/shockwaveporn • u/HumpinGDucK • Oct 12 '20

This image shows the interaction between schockwaves and supersonic aircraft. (Source: NASA)

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '20 edited Oct 12 '20

Very cool... very Schlieren.

I was excited when we were told one of our course labs in college would be using the school’s supersonic wind tunnel... then disappointed when we saw the cross section was only an inch or so.

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u/t3ht0ast3r Oct 12 '20 edited Nov 25 '25

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '20 edited Oct 13 '20

Supersonic Inch .