Sonic Boom

What is a Sonic Boom

Sonic boom is an impulsive noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound, about 750 miles per hour at sea level.

http://www.sky-flash.com/boom.htm

Sonic Boom Records

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Sonic Boom official website. Spectrum/Spacemen 3/EAR

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NOVA Online | Faster Than Sound | Sonic Boom | Shock wave

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/boom/concept3.html

NOVA Online | Faster Than Sound | Sonic Boom

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/boom/

APOD: 2001 February 21 - A Sonic Boom

Explanation: Many people have heard a sonic boom, but few have seen one. ... A Sonic Boom ; Credit: Ensign John Gay, USS Constellation, US Navy

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010221.html

HowStuffWorks "What causes a sonic boom?"

What causes a sonic boom? It has to do with sound waves, the speed of sound, and how fast a plane is flying. ... You can learn a lot about sonic booms by looking at the wakes boats leave in the water.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question73.htm

The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms

It is this intense pressure front on the Mach cone that causes the shock wave known as a sonic boom as a supersonic aircraft passes overhead.

http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html

The location of supersonic airplane

If an airplane is flying faster than the speed of sound, it will produce a sonic boom or shock wave.

http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/~hwang/airplane/airplane.html

HowStuffWorks "What causes a sonic boom?"

What causes a sonic boom? It has to do with sound waves, the speed of sound, and how fast a plane is flying. ... You can learn a lot about sonic booms by looking at the wakes boats leave in the water.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question73.htm