Interesting view of the salt...

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Sumner

July 31, 2014, 05:42:31 AM
I was looking at the salt this morning and found this...












Sum

MAZDA1807

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July 31, 2014, 05:46:04 AM
That's pretty cool. What are the odds that satillite image capturing a jet liner flying over.
80ci,264.7 RWHP, 19.2sq.ft. of frontal area, 175.611, NOTBAD

GH

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July 31, 2014, 05:56:02 AM
Sumner, you must have too much idle time on your hands to be fooling around with this stuff. Marc has your adapter plate done and I sent the $$ yesterday. Will send your way as soon as I get it.

Sumner

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July 31, 2014, 06:38:25 AM
Quote from: GH on July 31, 2014, 05:56:02 AM
Sumner, you must have too much idle time on your hands to be fooling around with this stuff. Marc has your adapter plate done and I sent the $$ yesterday. Will send your way as soon as I get it.

I'll see if either he or Ted (N49 car) can bring it to the salt with them.  That would save shipping if it hasn't shipped,

Sum

Gary Perkinson

#4
July 31, 2014, 07:15:19 AM
Great shot...  :-D
LTA     G/BGALT Record (1 mile)     143.313
LTA     G/BGALT Record (1.5 mile)  148.321
ECTA   G/BGALT Record (former)    153.009

Peter Jack

#5
July 31, 2014, 09:11:00 AM
Alright for any physicists in the crowd. Can the airplane plus air conditions cause a prismatic effect? Sure looks like it.  :? :? :?

Pete

Speed Limit 1000

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July 31, 2014, 09:18:07 AM Last Edit: July 31, 2014, 11:10:56 AM by Speed Limit 1000
Sum,

Different wavelengths, aircraft is the same size.
John Gowetski, red hat @ 221.183 MPH MSA Lakester, Bockscar #1000 60 ci normally aspirated w/N20

John Burk

#7
July 31, 2014, 09:42:45 AM
It's not a shadow , it's something else . The sun shining on the plane is at a lower angle .

4-barrel Mike

#8
July 31, 2014, 11:39:13 AM
A thin layer of ice crystals just below the plane?

Mike
Mike Kelly - PROUD owner of the V4F that powered the #1931 VGC to a 82.803 mph record in 2008!

Seldom Seen Slim

#9
July 31, 2014, 12:01:10 PM
Check, if you can, the age of that photo.  I'm quite sure I've seen one just like it -- stray airplane and all - in the past six months or so.  Quite a catch by the satellite camera, yes -- but it might not be really truly representative of the salt conditions now.
Jon E. Wennerberg
a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
Skandia, Michigan
(that's way up north)
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Owner of landracing.com

Sumner

#10
July 31, 2014, 02:56:00 PM
Quote from: Seldom Seen Slim on July 31, 2014, 12:01:10 PM-- but it might not be really truly representative of the salt conditions now.

Yes I agree, I doubt that is is recent.  You can see 4 courses so I'll bet some time in the last 12 months or so.  I can't remember, where there 4 courses 2 years ago?

I was actually looking, before I saw the plane, further north at the salt beyond 'Floating Mountain",

Sum

Ken Yooper

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July 31, 2014, 05:59:17 PM Last Edit: July 31, 2014, 06:07:46 PM by Ken Yooper
Looked up the image on google Earth - at the bottom of the pic it says the image date was 10/27/2009.  

When flying commerical, have seen a full circle rainbow when flying close to the top of a white cloud.  It is always directly opposite the sun and my thought is that it is a rainbow - moisture refracted light - just like the ones after a storm here on the surface. 

Have no idea what is causing this aircraft "rainbow." 

KB
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