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MIKOYAN MiG-17 (N217SH) - 1960 LIM-5br /Photo credit to pilot of MiG-17PF Randy w. Ball<br><br>At 15-20 ft altitude and at .93M, well over 600 MPH, you can clearly see the shock wave being pushed in front of the jet in the grass, much like the wave a ship pushes ahead of it. Look closely and you can see the grass rolling over just like a wave... go much faster and the jet passes that wave and you would hear a sonic boom and the jet would be supersonic...<br>...and yes, thats fast!
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MIKOYAN MiG-17 (N217SH)

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1960 LIM-5
Photo credit to pilot of MiG-17PF Randy w. Ball<br><br>At 15-20 ft altitude and at .93M, well over 600 MPH, you can clearly see the shock wave being pushed in front of the jet in the grass, much like the wave a ship pushes ahead of it. Look closely and you can see the grass rolling over just like a wave... go much faster and the jet passes that wave and you would hear a sonic boom and the jet would be supersonic...<br>...and yes, thats fast!

61 of N217SH 241 of MG17 1228 at D52
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Adam Loader
Hope he's not trying to land it!!
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sam kumineczPhoto Uploader
High speed pass at an airshow
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SAM PIERCE
That is a great pic, thanks for sharing.
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Gavin Hughes
Incredible flying and photo of it.
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crabit
Great picture and nice write up
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Eric Stein
Awesome pic!! We have Randy Bell and his Mig 17 scheduled for our airshow this year! If you are in the area in November look me up. www.stuartairshow.com
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sam kumineczPhoto Uploader
Randy has 2 mig17s, is the PF gonna be there or the regualr one?
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Charles Gaynor
GREAT SHOT! Thx.
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Eric Stein
Typo on my part should have been Randy Ball and I believe the F is scheduled and will fly in Friday Night Airshow!!
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sam kumineczPhoto Uploader
The night show is amazing. Glow of the afterburner on the natural metal is unique
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Massimo Manghi
unbelievable photograph, thank you for sharing and for the notes
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Alex Araujo
Awesome!
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William Baldwin
Watching your photo gallery for a while, great body of work! Check out Tomas Del Coro's photos...
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sam kumineczPhoto Uploader
William, thanks for the compliment. I have some older photographs I'll be uploading soon. Some B/W and some from airshows in the 1990s scanned from my photograph collection before the digital era.
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Anton Nel
Great shot and some gutsy flying!
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ken kemper
Just an awesome photo Sam.

Used to see A-7 Corsair 2’s at the Hardwood Bombing Range in WI come screeching in...I would say 500-600 mph on the deck.

Great Photo Sam
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