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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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A double sonic boom is caused by two shock waves created when an object travels faster than the speed of sound. The first boom is from the initial shock wave created at the front of the object, and the second boom is from the rear shock wave when the object passes by.
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When The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
a sonic boom
Would the pilot of an airplane breaking the sound barrier hear a sonic boom?
No, the pilot of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier would not hear the sonic boom because the aircraft is traveling at the same speed as the sound waves it creates. The sonic boom is heard on the ground as the aircraft passes overhead.
How do you use Sonic boom in a sentence?
The fighter jet broke the sound barrier, creating a sonic boom that could be heard for miles.
What is The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
sonic boom
An extremely fast airplane can cause an explosive sound called a?
sonic boom as the planes speed exceeds the sound barrier.
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.
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.
When The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
a 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?
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When was Sonic Boom of the South created?
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What creates sonic boom?
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all metals can survive past a sonic boom. a sonic boom is just sound not heat. hope this helped!
When was Waiting for the Sonic Boom created?
Waiting for the Sonic Boom was created on 2007-02-26.
