"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:22 -0500, "Canuck"
wrote:

JD! That is an AMAZING shot! Where in the world did you get this??? Did
you
take it???

FAN-tastic!

Thanks!

Nick

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=73057

090622-N-7780S-014 GULF OF ALASKA (June 22, 2009) An Air Force F-22
Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the
aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is
participating in Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise focusing on
detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land. (U.S.
Navy photo by Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Ronald
Dejarnett/Released)

Thank you for the details. It was e-mailed to me by a friend who knows I
like aircraft, but I had no other details - it was just titled 'Photo of the
day #4'. I thought it was the best of the genre - condensation on an
aircraft - that I had seen. Thank you also to Dan, for the information on
the condensation. I thought it was triggered by local regions of low
pressure, most commonly observed at near-sonic speeds, but hadn't realised
how easily such extensive condensation could be seen at low speeds.