High speed pass of Blue Angels #7 during airshow.
Blue Angel #7 flies close to Mach 1. The high speed may create a cone-shaped cloud due to condensation of water droplets in the zone of lower pressure and temperature behind the wing. At high humidity, this cone will be best seen.
The picture shows a limited cone, but the shock wave can be seen around the whole aircraft just fine.
The Blue Angels (also known as Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron) is the flight demonstration team of the United States Navy. Established at the end of World War II, the team was 'the world's first official flight demonstration team. In the early years, the team flew three aircraft, then four, and for many years the team has consisted of six aircraft. Since 2021, it has been using the Boeing F/A-18E&F Super Hornet.
This photo was taken during the Wings over Houston airshow on 25 October 2024 held at Ellington Airport. The aircraft in the picture is an F version of the Super Hornet with a guest in the back seat who was treated to witness the flight demonstration!
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…
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