I think this is the opposite. When water is placed in a vacuum (or at
high elevation) it "boils" or turns into water vapor at a lower
temperature. I think the same thing is happening on the wing. If I
remember the times I have seen it, the wing flaps were always extended,
creating greater lift and a lower air pressure above the wing.
Gregg
Dave Bulger wrote:
>
> Is this phenomenon akin to the visible shock wave that expands from an
> explosion? Seeing something like this on television, there's a very
> visible rapidly expanding ring that emanates from the explosion. I was
> told that it was the water vapor being "squeezed" out of the air from the
> shock wave of the explosion.
>
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