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The sound barrier is formed by pressure waves building up on each other. Imagine a singer. If you have a second singer sing with them it sounds louder. Add more singers and the loudness goes up. This is because the sound waves are constructively interfering with each other or building up. The same happens with the sound barrier. The pressure wave built up has a very high intensity but, because all of the sound waves occupy the same space, the wave creates a very short, but loud "Boom."
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoA cloud forms behind an airplane when it breaks the sound barrier because the airplane pushes the air to the side to launch the plane forward in a way that causes the air to become visible for a short period of time (it's not really a cloud, but visible air).
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∙ 13y agoIt does, but it does not make a sonic boom. Light is made of photons, which are weightless, and don't make sound. No sound, no sonic boom.
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Do helicopter blades break the sound barrier?
No
How do you break a sound barrier?
You break the sound barrier by moving at a speed that is faster than the speed that sound travels. In dry air, sound moves 768 mph which about 1 mile in 5 sec.
First invention to break the sound barrier?
I nominate the whip.
How fast do you have to fly to break the sound barrier?
carries fast
What was the first human invention to break the sound barrier?
The whip.
Where did he break the sound barrier?
1990
Where did the sound barrier break?
1990
Which planes now break the sound barrier and how fast they fly?
Only jet fighter planes break sound barrier now.
Can a cobra helicopter break the sound barrier?
No helicopters can break the sound barrier. The fastest speed achieved be a helicopter is 249 mph.
Who flew in first supersonic fight in 1947?
Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X1 to break the sound barrier in 1947Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X1 to break the sound barrier
What happens when I break the sound barrier without a plane or anything?
then you break the sound barrier. it doesn't matter what you break it with, it just booms... o.O
What planes break the sound barrier?
Concorde breaks the sound barrier at 2.02mach Super sonic aircraft break the sound barier. They used the plane x-1
Can you break the sound barrier on fs2004?
Yes, depending on which aircraft you have but there is no indication that you have broken the sound barrier unfortunately.
Can airforce one break the sound barrier?
NO
Do helicopter blades break the sound barrier?
No
Can an f16 break the sound barrier?
Yes
Are there any guns that can break the sound barrier?
Most modern guns DO fire bullets that break the sound barrier. That is, their bullets travel faster than the speed of sound when they are fired.
