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Is the sonic boom constant in a plane like the boom follows the plane?
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∙ 15y ago
No, when the sound barrier is broken a burst of energy expands in a sphere perpendicular to the direction the plane is flying. The center of this sphere doesn't move much, it just expands until it dissipates.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoA sonic boom is the experience of a fixed observer when a supersonic object passes.
What is actually happening is there is a standing shock wave coming off in essentially a cone shape where the air around the object transforms suddenly from supersonic to subsonic speeds (think about the wake of a boat in the water, it's a similar shape).
This shock wave will continue to travel with an object as long as the object is supersonic, but to the fixed observer, once this shock wave passes you, there is no further sonic boom.
Wherever the shock wave passes, though, will experience the boom as the air slows down right at that spot.
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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
Is a sonic boom continuous as long as the plane exceeds the speed of sound?
Yes.
Would a pilot in a plane breaking the sound barrier hear a sonic boom?
no
What most accurately describes the occurrence of a sonic boom?
A sonic boom occurs during the entire time the plane exceeds the speed of sound
What is The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
Sonic boom.
When The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
a sonic boom
Would a pilot in a plane breaking the sound barrier hear a sonic boom?
no
Is a sonic boom continuous as long as the plane exceeds the speed of sound?
Yes.
If you hear a jet flying where should you look to locate the plane?
sonic boom
What most accurately describes the occurrence of a sonic boom?
A sonic boom occurs during the entire time the plane exceeds the speed of sound
Why can you feel the room shake when a jet plane flies over your house?
Sonic boom?
What is The enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier is called a .?
Sonic boom.
What is the enormous audible thunderclap that follows an aircraft as it goes through the sound barrier called?
sonic boom
Where to get sonic boom?
you can get sonic boom at game stop
Who discovered the sonic boom?
who discovered sonic boom
Noise of a plane approaching at a speed of 1000mph is not hearddo you know why?
The Plane is going faster than sound. The sonic boom comes when it passes by.
When a plane flying over us exceeds the speed of sound we hear an energy release called a sonic?
Those are ultra sonic planes. There is a sonic boom if it is traveling with sound speed.
