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From my vague reminder about this the noise was widly exaggerated and booms design had a few things to make it slightly quieter.
by annerajb 9y ago
From my vague reminder about this the noise was widly exaggerated and booms design had a few things to make it slightly quieter.
- idlewords 9y agoSonic booms are very loud and disruptive. NASA has done some research into mitigation by using blunt-nosed aircraft, but none of that applies to Boom's more conventional design. Here's what the Concorde sounded like at altitude, from the ground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbPh2llw0-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbPh2llw0-M
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 9y agoBeing regularly subjected to anything even half as loud as that would be a complete non-starter for me.