Military jet trails. What causes the streak in the sky, and why does it linger so long?

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Military jet trails. What causes the streak in the sky, and why does it linger so long?

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Not just military jets, contrails are ice formed by moisture in the air flowing over the wing surface – the top side of a wing creates a different speed than air over the bottom of a wing surface, thus generating lift.

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