http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/12/picture-this-pr/
I got this photo and short article at the above address. I wondered whether someone took a picture of a lenticular cloud turned it vertical and stuck it on a drone or what? begin quotes through rest of article.
I thought a plane had to be flying close to the speed of sound, to gather clouds around it.Guess not. Because Predator drones only get up to 135 miles per hour. And this one appears to be changing the temperature and pressure of the surrounding air — allowing clouds to form. Strange.
The picture is from this Air Force presentation, which the kind and thoughtful Stephen Trimble pointed us towards.
UPDATE: Our commenters say it’s a likely fake. And I think they’re right, as usual.
Read More http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/12/picture-this-pr/#ixzz0z4AWio4x
I got this photo and short article at the above address. I wondered whether someone took a picture of a lenticular cloud turned it vertical and stuck it on a drone or what? begin quotes through rest of article.
I thought a plane had to be flying close to the speed of sound, to gather clouds around it.
UPDATE: Our commenters say it’s a likely fake. And I think they’re right, as usual.
Read More http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/12/picture-this-pr/#ixzz0z4AWio4x
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