Chuck Yeager did in 1947.
Supersonic flow is produced in a de laval nozzle by constricting the flow in the center in order to increase the velocity. The shape will be hour-glass in nature. The initial mass flow rate and inlet pressure must be sufficient to produce a supersonic choked flow and the discharge pressure must be sufficiently low enough for supersonic flow to occur.
L. R. Fowell has written: 'An exact theory of supersonic flow around a delta wing' -- subject(s): Conical flow, Supersonic flow, Delta wings
John M Seiner has written: 'The wedge hot-film anemometer in supersonic flow' -- subject(s): Aerodynamics, Supersonic, Anemometer, Base flow (Aerodynamics), Film coefficients (Physics), Supersonic Aerodynamics
David Owen Davis has written: 'Experimental and numerical investigation of steady, supersonic, turbulent flow through a square duct' -- subject(s): Turbulent flow, Square ducts, Supersonic flow
Richard C. Buggeln has written: 'Computation of multi-dimensional viscous supersonic flow' -- subject(s): Supersonic jet flow, Navier-Stokes equation
Robert J. Bruckner has written: 'A supersonic tunnel for laser and flow-seeding techniques' -- subject(s): Wind tunnels, Supersonic wind tunnels, Flow visualization
The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger jet.
Y. C. Vigneron has written: 'Calculation of supersonic viscous flow over delta wings with sharp subsonic leading edges' -- subject(s): Viscous flow, Delta wings, Supersonic flow, Leading edges
David P. Wishart has written: 'On the structure of a heated supersonic jet' -- subject(s): Supersonic jet flow
The properties of air flow at supersonic speeds is different than for subsonic speeds. So the design of the shape of the airplane and the inlets for the engines have to be different in order for it to fly at supersonic speeds.
Alexander J. Smits has written: 'Wall pressure fluctuations in the reattachment region of a supersonic free shear layer' -- subject(s): Shear (Mechanics), Wall pressure (Aerodynamics) 'A Physical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics' 'The dynamics and control of fluctuating pressure loads in the reatachment region of a supersonic free shear layer' -- subject(s): Aerodynamics 'Turbulent shear layers in supersonic flow' -- subject(s): Aerodynamics, Supersonic, Shear flow, Supersonic Aerodynamics, Turbulence
A. Robert Porro has written: 'On hammershock propagation in a supersonic flow field' -- subject(s): Supersonic propulsion, Compressor stall, Inlet unstart, Hammershock