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What is super sonic aircraft?

Super sonic aircraft is aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound.


What is the popular name of the shockwave that occurs when an aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound?

the sound barrier


What is an aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound called?

The type of aircraft that flies faster than the speed of the sound are called SuperSonic aircraft.There are many supersonic aircrafts. Nowadays there are also HyperSonicaircrafts. The maximum speed recorded is Mach 9.6 (9.6 times faster than the speed of sound) by X-43A.


Who flew the aircraft that went faster than the speed of sound?

Captain Charles Yeager, flew the aircraft that was faster than sound.


What is the loud sound that is caused by the shock wave when a plane flies faster than the speed of sound?

The term is "sonic boom" and occurs when the aircraft is flying faster than sound. The same type of sound occurs with very-high-speed projectiles and also is heard as the "crack" of a bullwhip (as the tip exceeds the speed of sound).


The first pilot to fly an aircraft faster then the speed of sound?

Charles Yeager was the first person ever to pilot an aircraft beyond the speed of sound.


Conconde flies faster than the speed of light?

No. The Concorde flew faster than the speed of sound. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light.


What strange thing happens to the Concorde when it flies faster than sound?

When the Concorde flies faster than sound, it experiences a shockwave known as a sonic boom. This causes a loud and distinctive noise to be heard on the ground as the aircraft passes overhead. The sonic boom is caused by the rapid displacement of air molecules as the aircraft exceeds the speed of sound.


Who was the first to fly an aircraft faster than the speed of sound?

chuck yeager


Does a sonic boom occur at the moment when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound?

yes. a sonic boom occurs when the aircraft breaks the sound barrier and all the time it is going faster than the speed of sound.


What vehicle is faster than sound?

Currently there are no regular vehicles that are faster than the speed of sound, although both the Concorde, and its Russian copy were faster than the speed of sound. There are plenty of military aircraft that are faster than the speed of sound. All spacecraft capable of reaching orbit are faster than the speed of sound. There have been two or three experimental vehicles, "cars", that have gone faster than the speed of sound as well.


What is the sound when a plane flies faster than the speed of light?

As soon as the plane speeds up to go faster than sound, it may generate a 'sonic boom', which continues to sweep over the ground wherever the plane flies. Faster than that, there's no particular magic speed at which anything new suddenly magically happens. No aircraft, balloon, rocket ship, bullet, or anything else can fly faster than the speed of light.