FlyingJets
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While watching Discovery's launch today we saw the cool vapor cloud form around the shuttle as it approached supersonic speed, didn't we? The cloud wasn't nearly as large as the Prandtl-Glauert clouds seen in photos and videos, but it was definitely there. So far there aren't any photos or video clips with the Prandtl-Glauert cloud(?) in NASA's "Discovery's Launch" photo gallery (http://www.nasa.gov//returntoflight/multimedia/launchday2_gallery.html), so if you missed it check out the replays on TV or visit the links in the reply (in this thread) titled "NASA Video: Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on July 26, 2005".
Flightinfo.com thread on Prandtl-Glauert Singularity condensation clouds:
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=38686
Flightinfo.com thread on Prandtl-Glauert Singularity condensation clouds:
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=38686
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