um...actually, no smoke is created during an entry of a meteor, it is a trail of ionized molecules, created by the passing of said meteor. No smoke, no flame, but rather an electromagnetic streak.Originally posted by mhcannon
cornholio,
Any smoke generated form a meteor would be the result of the meteor burning up from friction. Meteors are mostly ice and rock (iron I think); not much fuel for a fire in it.
A jet engine fire would consume a lot of fuel as it is feed JP-5 (or whichever jet fuel is used); there is also a significant amount hydraulic fluid to take in to account. Both these would generate a considerable amount of smoke. Any fuel fire is extremly smoky.
I'm not sure its an issue of volume so much as it is dissipation? I think the turblance in the aircrafts wake would disperse the smoke more.
The animation is well done... expect I was expect some parts to break off on impact :-0