September 2nd, 2009
kenyatta

The Kopp-Etchells effect is a result of dust striking helicopter blades as they take off or land at night, causing a bright ‘halo’ around the spinning rotor disk.

More pics here,

via: thisrecording: tumbledore

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  3. woody reblogged this from erickd and added:
    Very cool photo! must be wild to see in person…
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    Nope its pixies working their magic, we all know aerodynamics is hogwash.
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    The additional images are striking.
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    This is an amazing set of photos
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  14. -ryan reblogged this from rocketboom and added:
    This is awesome. I’ve always had this strange fascination with helicopters.
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    Awesome - learn something new every day… now to google more…
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