what is this behind the prop? (pic included)

[Hagar]

Seems a little odd to me that the only pics I've ever seen of this phenomenon are of C-130's. Does this happen with other prop planes as well, or is the C-130 particularly (in)famous for them?

Some aircraft seem more prone to it than others. It might have something to do with the shape of the prop blades. I've noticed the same phenomenon on photos of the Yak 50/52 family I've taken. These have large two-bladed "paddle blade" props & I didn't notice it with other types  taking off around the same time. I have another photo of one on the main rotor blade of a helicopter landing in the rain at Shoreham earlier this year.

I've also seen it on warbirds like the Bf 109 at La Fert

[machineman9]

hey mick, it could be...

that is, where you there for the bit when the A380 came in from the right and the announcer said 'and here comes the airbus A380, currently 2 miles away' because damn it looked huge even from there  :)


ill get up some more pics some time, probably make a movie out of them, and then put them on simteevee

[Mictheslik]

hey mick, it could be...

that is, where you there for the bit when the A380 came in from the right and the announcer said 'and here comes the airbus A380, currently 2 miles away' because damn it looked huge even from there  :)


ill get up some more pics some time, probably make a movie out of them, and then put them on simteevee

I was at the far right hand side of the airfield, and had the A380 taxi over me

.mic

[Jayhawk Jake]

Seems a little odd to me that the only pics I've ever seen of this phenomenon are of C-130's. Does this happen with other prop planes as well, or is the C-130 particularly (in)famous for them?

Try and find some photos taken on carriers in the pacific in WWII - aircraft such as the Corsair and Hellcat in particular...

I took some pictures of old warbirds that have them...lemme go take a look through my 'archives'

[Jayhawk Jake]

Here we go!

A Hellcat and a B-17 with propeller tip vorices

[machineman9]

very nice...

[Mictheslik]

Jake, those pics have forced me to look for some hellcat and B17 vortices in my collection...

.mic

[Vapour01]

You can just make out faint ones on this Buchon...

Rather more obvious on the C160!

[Tweek]

Rather poor photos, but adequate for demonstration:

Just visible
     

Hard to miss!

[Mictheslik]

You can just make out faint ones on this Buchon...

Rather more obvious on the C160!

that buchon pic is very cool  8-) 8-) 8-)

.mic

[Wii]

I have noooo clue, but it looks AWESOME.