Best of Web – Ryan Neff

Best of Web – Ryan Neff

 

This image depicts a United States Air Force C-130J dispensing flares on a training mission.

This phenomenon just so happens to be called the “Angel Flare”. When the flares are dispensed, the smoke leaves a trail and gets caught in the plane’s wing tip vortices. This divine image invokes chasmic feelings of both power and serenity. Very cool.

Photo credit: Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Buttner
http://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000181624/

Previous Post
Best of Web – Cade Haley
Next Post
Best of Web – Galen Melchert

1 Comment. Leave new

  • Gabriel Elbert
    Feb 1, 2018 10:24

    Second Place. What I like best is how the smoke trails of the flares reveal the hidden physics of the aircraft’s wake.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Fill out this field
Fill out this field
Please enter a valid email address.