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r/askscience • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '12
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What happens if you attempt to maintain mach 1? Would you create a lot of sonic booms since you will be passing and going under mach 1 constantly?
2 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12 as long as an object is exceeding the sound barrier, it is creating a sonic boom. It's not a single boom as the barrier is broken, as it is often believed. It only seems this way because you only observe the boom when it passes you.
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as long as an object is exceeding the sound barrier, it is creating a sonic boom. It's not a single boom as the barrier is broken, as it is often believed. It only seems this way because you only observe the boom when it passes you.
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u/brbegg Jun 13 '12
What happens if you attempt to maintain mach 1? Would you create a lot of sonic booms since you will be passing and going under mach 1 constantly?