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The first sonic boom is created by the shock wave coming off the front of the aircraft. The aircraft displaces a large volume of air, and creates a vacuum trailing the craft. The tail end of this vacuum cavity creates a second shock wave. On smaller aerodynamic craft, the cavity might be right behind the tail of the craft, and the separation between the shock fronts is not enough to be able to discern them as distinct booms. On larger and faster aircraft, the cavity can trail significantly behind the tail, and thus create a significant enough separation that two distinct booms are heard.
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Can a sonic boom kill someone?
We just experienced a meteorite that caused a sonic boom in our area. I have done a little research and discovered that the kinetic energy that develops as a meteor enters earth's atmosphere displaces the air at faster than sound speeds. This causes the sonic boom and can even cause the ground to shake.
How do you use Sonic boom in a sentence?
I heard a huge sonic boom when the shuttle landed.
Would the pilot of an airplane breaking the sound barrier hear a sonic boom?
No, the pilot does not hear the pressure wave that causes the boom when he is going faster than the speed of sound.
Why is it that a subsonic aircraft cannot produce a sonic boom?
Because a sonic boom is caused when an object passes the speed of sound.
When The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
a sonic boom
Who discovered the sonic boom?
who discovered sonic boom
Where to get sonic boom?
you can get sonic boom at game stop
Can an aircraft fly above sonic speed free from sonic boom?
Yes, it is the transition from subsonic to supersonic and then back that causes the sound.
Can a sonic boom kill someone?
We just experienced a meteorite that caused a sonic boom in our area. I have done a little research and discovered that the kinetic energy that develops as a meteor enters earth's atmosphere displaces the air at faster than sound speeds. This causes the sonic boom and can even cause the ground to shake.
Does sonic boom suck The video game?
Sonic Boom is bad.
What causes a sonic boom?
An aircraft traveling at super sonic speeds will crease pressure waves or shocks that send off huge explosions.
What causes a sonic boom when a space shuttle lands?
Sonic booms occur when an object (space shuttle) is traveling faster than the speed of sound and the air in front of the object is compressed. As the air is compressed it emits a noise, thus the sonic boom.
What age is knuckles in sonic boom?
He is 22 in sonic boom but all so in sonic x he is 16.
When does sonic boom come out?
Sonic Boom is coming out in October or November 2014.
When was Sonic Boom of the South created?
Sonic Boom of the South was created in 1940.
What creates sonic boom?
sonic
What moves does feraligatr learn in pokemon heartgold?
Feraligatr learns the moves double head hit, sonic boom boom and slap attack with lightening.
