The£0b°t°m¡§t@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to BeWowed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoThe moment when a navy fighter jet broke the sound barrierlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1160
arrow-up1160imageThe moment when a navy fighter jet broke the sound barrierlemmy.dbzer0.comThe£0b°t°m¡§t@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to BeWowed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarexpinchx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoSomeone explained this to me but I may butcher it. The vapor clouds you see are actually the airflow over certain parts of the jet going transonic, the jet itself is subsonic so while it’d be extremely loud, it won’t generate a sonic boom.
Someone explained this to me but I may butcher it. The vapor clouds you see are actually the airflow over certain parts of the jet going transonic, the jet itself is subsonic so while it’d be extremely loud, it won’t generate a sonic boom.