Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:17:34 -0500
From: mary51802
Subject: In response to Carole about plane vapor trails
In response to Carole about plane vapor trails.
Dear Chatamite, those trails you see are over 16 miles up and made by military fighter jets. The trails come out when the go to mach 2 speed in the sky which they can do for a while. The trails are a combination of water vapor and exhaust from the engines but dissapte long before they hit the ground.
They are so high up that is why sometimes you cannot even see the plane. We are close enough to Pope Air Force Base that they fly over going north quite a bit.
They make me feel safe as I know the skies are safe with them up there.
Hope that helps