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My thoughts exactly. Not just for the "Boom" catastrophic-explosion aspect but also for the very-loud "Boom" sound created as the supersonic speed barrier is c
by nacs 5y ago
My thoughts exactly.
Not just for the "Boom" catastrophic-explosion aspect but also for the very-loud "Boom" sound created as the supersonic speed barrier is crossed.
- sneak 5y agoSonic booms are a continuous wavefront, not caused only once upon crossing the "supersonic speed barrier", but radiating outward continuously from the aircraft (or rather a compression point in front of the aircraft) as it travels. Everyone under the flight path of a supersonic craft gets to hear the boom as it passes over them, even though it is "already" supersonic.