![A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, creates a vapor cone as it breaks the sound barrier during a change of command A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, creates a vapor cone as it breaks the sound barrier during a change of command](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BWX9HN/a-us-navy-fa-18f-super-hornet-fighter-aircraft-from-the-fighting-redcocks-of-strike-fighter-squadron-22-creates-a-vapor-cone-as-it-breaks-the-sound-barrier-during-a-change-of-command-ceremony-aboard-the-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-uss-nimitz-may-29-2020-in-the-pacific-ocean-2BWX9HN.jpg)
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, creates a vapor cone as it breaks the sound barrier during a change of command
![When a jet breaks the sound barrier, a vapor cone appears. Droplets of water form from moisture in the air around the pl… | Cloud generator, Fighter, Fighter planes When a jet breaks the sound barrier, a vapor cone appears. Droplets of water form from moisture in the air around the pl… | Cloud generator, Fighter, Fighter planes](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/20/2d/07/202d0766bf3747d1a71c770a27fddf29.jpg)
When a jet breaks the sound barrier, a vapor cone appears. Droplets of water form from moisture in the air around the pl… | Cloud generator, Fighter, Fighter planes
Matt Devitt WINK Weather - WOW! Incredible shot of a Blue Angels vapor cone as it approaches the sound barrier Friday along Pensacola Beach, Florida. Credit: Tim Rogers 💙💛 | Facebook
![This F-14A Tomcat is breaking the sound barrier. Note the vapor cone forming around the jet. This is because this plane is creating a sonic boom and is heating the air around This F-14A Tomcat is breaking the sound barrier. Note the vapor cone forming around the jet. This is because this plane is creating a sonic boom and is heating the air around](https://imageproxyb.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/962e7643f43e30bfdbbd9b71eee1f357c03e38bb71827bcfdb11709102406a54_1.jpg)