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[12] [13] A vapor trail from a bullet is observable from any direction. [12] Vapor trail should not be confused with bullet trace, a refractive effect due to changes in air pressure as the bullet travels, which is a much more common phenomenon (and is usually only observable directly from behind the shooter). [12] [14]
The thick smoke trails of the Black Eagles aerobatic team are made by releasing diesel and oil into the exhaust nozzle; this mixture immediately oxidizes, leaving a white smoke trail. There are two smoke tanks in the aircraft, each designed to carry about 60 gallons of smoke oil. The smoke system can control the quantity of oil released, so ...
A trail of flames can be seen on ... smoke and declared an emergency," Frontier said in a statement to NBC News. Cell phone video showed fire and black smoke billowing from underneath the Airbus ...
Coloured smoke trails may be emitted to emphasise the patterns flown and/or the colours of a national flag. Aerobatic maneuvers flown in a jet-powered aircraft are limited in scope as they cannot take advantage of the gyroscopic forces that a propeller driven aircraft can exploit.
Streaks of smoke trail behind an A-10 mid-flight. ... "This whole airplane was built to support the 18-year-old with the rifle on the ground," Johnson said. "Our main mission is close-air support ...
The plane left a trail of sparks and flames as it hit the tarmac and slid the length of the runway, a video shows. See trail of fire as FedEx plane crash-lands at Tennessee airport without landing ...
ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami to Atlanta in the United States. On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Florida Everglades about ten minutes after departing Miami as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment caused by mislabeled and improperly stored hazardous cargo (oxygen generators).
An emergency was declared after the plane's pilots "detected smoke" during a landing on Saturday, Oct. 5 Flames and Smoke Seen Under Frontier Plane During 'Hard Landing' in Las Vegas: 'Tires Blew ...