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United Airlines Boeing 777 Overfly With Rare Aerodynamic And Rainbow Contrails

United Airlines Boeing 777-200 airplane overflying Eindhoven in The Netherlands leaving behind colorful trails, the Aerodynamic and Rainbow Contrails. The aircraft has the registration N782UA and is flying from Frankfurt FRA Germany to Chicago ORD USA at 34.000 feet, flight UA906 / UAL906. The extreme rare phenomenon of the iridescent contrail is also called an aerodynamic contrail that happens when air pressure and temperature over the wings drop rapidly, causing the water vapor to freeze, so the water droplets refract the light at different wavelengths like a rainbow. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#4705350
Date Taken	22 July 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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