Passenger captures shockwave on the wing of plane he’s flying on in rare footage
A passenger on a Boeing 787-9 filmed strange ripples moving across the wing and couldn’t figure out what it was. He thought they might be shadows or reflections and even moved his phone to double-check. The plane was flying straight and level, yet the effect stayed. Now Reddit has come through with the answer: the […] The post Passenger captures shockwave on the wing of plane he’s flying on in rare footage appeared first on Supercar Blondie.
A passenger on a Boeing 787-9 filmed strange ripples moving across the wing and couldn’t figure out what it was.
He thought they might be shadows or reflections and even moved his phone to double-check. The plane was flying straight and level, yet the effect stayed.
Now Reddit has come through with the answer: the ripple was a shockwave.
At Mach 0.85, airflow over the wing can accelerate past Mach 1, creating the shimmering waves he caught on camera.
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