[hworth18]

And the story behind it.. (copywrite/courtesy of Britt Dietz Photography)

NAS Point Mugu, Ventura CA, Airshow 2007

Subject: The most advanced fighter to just enter service, the Lockheed F-22A Raptor made it's first flight September of 1997, and was declared Initial Operational Capability [IOC] in December 2005. Until recently, the Raptor was limited to just fly-bys at military airshows and aerial events. 2007 marks the formation of the F-22 Raptor demonstration team which has been traveling to various military base airshows around the country. NAS Point Mugu Airshow 2007 marked the first Sourthern California public demonstration of the F-22 Raptor demo team. Quite the demonstration, it recieved so much praise both days of the Airshow that the demonstration team performed the demonstration twice each day.
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Photo: NAS Point Mugu is located close to the California coast, in fact much of the base leads up to the Ventura beaches. As such for the area, there is a high amount of moisture in the air and often most mornings result in zero visibility because of heavy fogs. Once the fog has burned off, the moisture still lingers in the air. During the F-22 Raptor's demonstration, pressure of the air being disrupted by the F-22 Raptor's unique shape caused for the formation of vapor, or clouds, in the high pressure areas on certain manuvers. In this photo, the Raptor is going from a high speed pass to an almost instantanious vertical climb, causing heavy disruption and pressure as the air passes over the fuselage, resulting in heavy vapor.

[flyXwire]

Yup, interesting pic indeed...even the canopy glows like an evil-eye!

[STARMAN 352ND]

Cool picture i'll say...It looks as if he was re-entering the earths atmosphere...
I like it..
Thanks for that one Harry.
JP

[Gort]

That’s COOL, Harry! Almost looks like a steam iron, only sexier.

[hworth18]

Originally Posted by Gort

That’s COOL, Harry! Almost looks like a steam iron, only sexier.

I kinda thought something hot, steamy and metallic might interest you...

[mustangdriver]

That is great. Looking forward to seeing the demo at KOSH.

[Mitutoyo]

I am dying to see this badboy in action... hmmm wonder if it will ever come to Houston???

[SKUNKY]

For a moment there I thought Gort had returned.....