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AirBOS4
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Composite image of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) data (contour) with a cut-out images of the T-38’s during a Mach Number 1.02 pass. The interaction of the shockwave of the trailing aircraft with the exhaust plume of the lead aircraft shows a shockwave reflection. Original recording of the pass taken in the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor at near Edwards AFB in December of 2018. Image acquired by JT Heineck, schlieren data processed by Neal Smith.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAirBOS4. NASA/ARC, 2018-12-12. Public domain. ID: AD21-0016-001_F3_P3_knife_plane_drop_v.
