Airbus A340-642 – Lufthansa – D-AIHP – International Airspace – 2012 08 27 – Inflight – 01 – Copyright © 2012 Ivan Coninx
General Information
Aircraft Type: Airbus A340-642
Airline: Lufthansa
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Registration: D-AIHP
Cn: 771
Name: n/a
Location & Date
Location: International Airspace
Date: 2012 08 27
Comments
Inflight.
This aircraft created a so-called rainbow contrail. Rainbow contrails are aerodynamic contrails instead of exhaust contrails. An aerodynamic contrail is formed by the reduction of air pressure as the air moves over the wing of an aircraft. As a result, the temperature of the air falls which causes small drops of water to condense and possibly even freeze. These drops increase in size as more and more water condenses on them. Eventually the different sized drops will affect different wavelengths of light, creating the rainbow effect.
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Airbus A340-642 – Lufthansa – D-AIHP – International Airspace – 2012 08 27 – Inflight – 01 – Copyright © 2012 Ivan Coninx
General Information
Aircraft Type: Airbus A340-642
Airline: Lufthansa
---
Registration: D-AIHP
Cn: 771
Name: n/a
Location & Date
Location: International Airspace
Date: 2012 08 27
Comments
Inflight.
This aircraft created a so-called rainbow contrail. Rainbow contrails are aerodynamic contrails instead of exhaust contrails. An aerodynamic contrail is formed by the reduction of air pressure as the air moves over the wing of an aircraft. As a result, the temperature of the air falls which causes small drops of water to condense and possibly even freeze. These drops increase in size as more and more water condenses on them. Eventually the different sized drops will affect different wavelengths of light, creating the rainbow effect.
Copyright © 2012 Ivan Coninx
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | Instagram
E-mail: info[at]ivanconinx[dot]be