NASA F/A-18 research aircraft taking off from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, USA for a quiet supersonic research flight off the coast of Galveston, as part of the QSF18 flight series. The F/A-18 then climbed over 50, 000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico, where it performed the quiet supersonic dive manoeuvre. This manoeuvre is heard from the ground as a quiet thump or not heard at all. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Thomas, Carla / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 5120 px × 3413 px |
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