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Friday, January 7, 2011

Cloud formation by Planes

Jets, Contrails and Condensation Clouds: a new dance in the sky

More and more high-altitude vapour trails appear in the skies, as the flight density of commercial aviation increases. They follow the jet straight and narrow, but then degrade into fuzzy formations, blending as one with the clouds and into our subconscious. We almost do not notice them any more. The following photos show, however, that even the common engine's exhaust contrail can be worth a second glance.