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Sonic boom physics are subtle and counter-intuitive. High level, you: (1) keep the airplane as small and light as possible (reduces total shock energy) (2) care
by bscholl 11y ago
Sonic boom physics are subtle and counter-intuitive. High level, you:
(1) keep the airplane as small and light as possible (reduces total shock energy)
(2) carefully shape the fuselage and wings, so the shocks don't combine as strongly
- dghughes 11y agoNASA and Boeing have a design that has the engines on the upper part of the wings saying it reflects most of the boom upward. (see ninth paragraph) https://www.nasa.gov/aero/centers_tackle_sonic_boom.html https://www.nasa.gov/aero/centers_tackle_sonic_boom.html