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Would you be able to hear the jet you are in if you were going faster then the speed of sound?
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∙ 16y ago
Yes. the engine noise would be transfered to the cabin and the air in the cabin has a velocity of almost 0 compared with the engine. If the engine was completely insulated from the cabin you would not hear it till you slowed down.
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What happens when an airplane's speed is supersonic?
It is going faster than the speed of sound.
What the sound barrier?
going faster than the speed of sound. It is a pressure wave of air that builds up in front of a plane, preventing it from going faster.
What is the sound barrier?
going faster than the speed of sound. It is a pressure wave of air that builds up in front of a plane, preventing it from going faster.
Does the speed of sound change when going through solid?
Yes, it is faster
Is the speed of a hummingbirds wings faster than the speed of sound?
No, even if the humming bird is flapping at top speed, it is not faster than the speed of sound. (If they did create sonic booms they would be dangerous Lil birds.
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.
Can a jet fighter fire its canons while flying faster than the speed of sound?
yes u can but if you are going fast enough you can catch up to your bullets
What is transonation?
Actually, transonic speed is not a speed faster than that of sound. Transonic speed is approx. Equal to the speed of sound, not faster.
What happens when the plane goes faster the speed of sound?
You would hear the sound after the plane has passed.
Is the speed of sound in a solid the same as the speed of sound in water?
No, the speed of sound is faster in solids.
Why is the speed of sound in air faster than the speed of sound in solid?
its not
How does the speed of sound in air compare to the speed of sound in solid?
The speed of sound in a solid is faster than the speed of sound in air.
