# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdzAcKpF36W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71019990-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ceaf7699c9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-27T16:10:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

No smoke, no mirrors

The clouds you see rippling across the Raptor's silhouette aren't part of an elaborate magic trick, they are are the remnants of a vapor cone dispersing around the edges of the fighter. The F-22 is capable of flying at such incredible speeds that they create shockwaves, converting water vapor to liquid, resulting in the stunning visual you see here.

📍 Wildwood, New Jersey
📸 by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers

#F22 #Raptor #DemoTeam #Fighter #MilitaryAviation

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## Tags

f22, demoteam, militaryaviation, raptor, fighter

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