Cool Blue Super Low Pass

[splatt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8zP5s9vdX0&feature=related

Very Low - Very Cool look'n Transonic Blue Angel Pass

 

[SIG600]

Wow, that was sweet. Too bad the San Fran homo squad doesn't want them performing there anymore.

 

[mudkow60]

That, my friend, is a pretty silly statement. I saw them perform, from almost that exact location. Almost every roof in the city was packed full of people.

 

[say again]

That, my friend, is a pretty silly statement. I saw them perform, from almost that exact location. Almost every roof in the city was packed full of people.

I believe he was speaking of the politicians!!!

 

[splatt]

I read that this might be the last San Francisco Air Show because the Mayor doesn't like it... or something like that? Too bad, because the public sure seems to enjoy the show.

 

[AirBadger]

I think it was one guy who had that idea, and it was subsequently shot down.

 

[mzaharis]

Here's a photo of a pass from this year. Classic Schlieren effects caused by the shock waves (those are hard to photograph in the lab, let alone out in the field).

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?..._nr=23&prev_id=0367248&next_id=0955437&size=L

 

[MJG]

^^^^ Now that is cool!

Stupid question, maybe we could get the Mythbuster geeks to try this out. What would happen to a person if they were directly under an aircraft like that with that kind of pressure wave caused by the jet?

Death? Serious injury at least? Loss of hearing for sure. Would be similar to the pressure wave from an explosion I would think.

 

[Bjammin]

Been there, it's not that bad. Like getting hit by a sudden blast of wind while a gun goes off near your head. That was an improptu airshow at the carrier.

Want to be there? Find the VR 1266 Military Training Route in Southern California where it crosses the Salton Sea. Guys going M.9+ at very low altitudes. It's one of the main routes for the Low Altitude Training school at Yuma. See ya there.

 

[SIG600]

I was standing on the flight deck last week when two guys went buy supersonic maybe 100 yards away, like jammin said it just feels like a little thump of wind.

 

[mzaharis]

Not the most accurate source, but from answers.com:

The typical peak pressure amplitude (or overpressure) of a sonic boom on the ground is about 50–100 pascals. A sonic boom with 50 Pa (1 lbf/ft2 or 0.007 psi) overpressure will produce no damage to buildings. Booms in the range of 75–100 Pa are considered disturbing by some people. Occasionally there is minor damage to buildings from sonic booms in the range of 100–250 Pa; however, buildings in good condition will be undamaged by overpressures up to 550 Pa. Very low flying aircraft (30 m or 100 ft) can produce sonic booms of 1000–7000 Pa. These pressures are still about five times less than that needed to injure the human ear, but can lead to damage to buildings, such as the breaking of glass windows and the cracking of plaster. Although sonic booms are not dangerous, they can evoke a strong startle response in people and animals.

http://www.answers.com/topic/sonic-boom?cat=technology

 

[xrated]

Man, I don't care who you are, gay or not, pilot or not, that Sh]t Kicks a$$.

 

[splatt]

Who U call'n gay?