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What about all the military aircraft?
by sschueller 8y ago
What about all the military aircraft?
- Someone1234 8y agoMilitary aircraft are highly restricted from going supersonic over populated areas too[0]. We live near a US Air Force base, we had a single sonic boom last year and the base put out a tweet/statement apologizing, and the pilot got written up. During national security incidents like 9/11 all bets are off. [0] https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/44759/do-usaf-fighter-jets-go-supersonic-over-land https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/44759/do-usaf-f...
- WalterBright 8y agoWhen I was a kid in the 60s, sonic booms were regular from the AF. I always enjoyed them.
- dx034 8y agoMost countries have restrictions on when/where military planes are allowed to fly supersonic. If they have to cross the sound barrier over populated area (happened over southern Germany last year), this always causes a lot of publicity and can even result in shattered windows (which the military will pay for).