Screen Shot 2015-01-05 at 8.24.09 AMThis video of a military F/A-18C Hornet jet breaking the sound barrier a few meters above sea level is pretty incredible, but don’t blink: it flashes by in an instant.

The jet is manufactured by McDonnell Douglas / Boeing Northrop, and is used by the U.S. Navy and Marines, Royal Australian Air Force and the Spanish Air Force.

Check out the sonic boom below:

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