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Originally Posted by soccerjunky
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The speed of the plane is an interesting question . The water surface is being pounded by the beginnings of a shock wave, which is why it 's turning white and why the water vapor around the airplane forms a conical shape. These mean he was likely close to Mach 1.
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That's close, but actually its just the air being compressed forward of/at the leading edge of the wing and intake. You see the "white" because as the air is compessed it in effect "squeezes" the water out of the air. While this isn't exactly accurate it close enough in laymans terms to get the idea.
The wake on the water is simply the air from wing/fuselage.
Cool video though.