peterhayes Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm not sure if this will be of interest but recently flying the VRS FA/18-E at "supersonic speeds" I took a screenshot that apparently shows the The Prandtl–Glauert singularity or P.G. singularity, also referred to as a vapor cone, shock collar, or shock egg, is the point at which a sudden drop in air pressure occurs, that often surrounds an aircraft traveling at transonic speeds. (Courtesy Wikipedia). The thing is this is taken over the California Coast, but I couldn't seem to repeat the effect using the fabulous FTX Australia series (I don't have PNA - yet but can now afford!!). So is it a scenery effect and does it occur commonly? The first picture shows my picture and the second shows a FA/18-E in real life (couresy Wikipedia) . and Regards PeterH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Manhart Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 This is a function of the aircraft model, and I don't understand why it wouldn't happen over FTX scenery as FTX doesn't modify any aircraft files... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhayes Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Phil I thought as much. I did notice it occurred more frequently when I used "cloudier" weather schemes in the Sim. It may have something to do with humidity. Thanks for your observation. Regards PeterH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 i don't believe flight sim go's into the detail of humidity affecting aircraft handling. In real life humidity is the common denominator with the vapour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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