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I seem to recall that they did some testing with a fat nosed F-5 that showed such a configuration greatly reducing the shockwave.
by digi_owl 10y ago
I 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.