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High-Altitude View from F/A-18 During QSF18 Flight Series
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The Gulf of Mexico as seen from NASA photographer Carla Thomas at high altitude in the F/A-18 research aircraft during a flight in support of the Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 series, or QSF18. The high altitude is necessary as part of the quiet supersonic dive maneuver, climbing to around 50,000 feet, followed by a supersonic, inverted dive. This creates sonic boom shockwaves in a way that they are quieter in a specific area.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineHigh-Altitude View from F/A-18 During QSF18 Flight Series. NASA/AFRC, 2018-11-05. Public domain. ID: AFRC2018-0287-188.
