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NASA is working on quieter sonic booms. http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/02/meet-nasas-new-x-planes-quiet-sonic-booms-and-engines-at-the-back/ http://arstec
by ohitsdom 10y ago
NASA is working on quieter sonic booms.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/02/meet-nasas-new-x-planes-quiet-sonic-booms-and-engines-at-the-back/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/02/meet-nasas-new-x-plan...
- digi_owl 10y agoI seem to recall that they did some testing with a fat nosed F-5 that showed such a configuration greatly reducing the shockwave.
- spitfire 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_Sonic_Boom_Demonstration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_Sonic_Boom_Demonstratio... Pretty cool looking actually. Though it does dull the "fighter-planes-fighter-plane" look of the F-5 a bit.
- iainmerrick 10y agoI disagree, it looks much better! It's like something right out of Flash Gordon or Dan Dare.