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4 hours ago · Donald Albert Hall (December 7, 1898 – May 2, 1968) was an American pioneering aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer who is most famous for having designed the Spirit of St. Louis. Hall was also part of the three-person team that discovered that the crack of a bullwhip is a sonic boom .
5 days ago · Sonic boom, shock wave that is produced by an aircraft or other object flying at a speed equal to or exceeding the speed of sound and that is heard on the ground as a sound like a clap of thunder. When an aircraft travels at subsonic speed, the pressure disturbances, or sounds, that it generates.
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2 days ago · We all have dreams of success, but non seems more epic than that of the United States journey into space. The movie – The Right Stuff, chronicles the early days of the U.S. space program. While our everyday challenges may not involve breaking the sound barrier, we can still cultivate our own ‘Right Stuff.’ Learn how in my newest Substack article.
2 days ago · Beginning in late 1943, high-speed diving trials were undertaken at Farnborough to investigate the handling characteristics of aircraft travelling at speeds near the sound barrier (i.e., the onset of compressibility effects).
2 days ago · (Swanton, Ohio) – The 180th Fighter Wing will conduct a functional check flight today, July 15, 2024, between 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. While the actual flight will take place around the Bowling Green and Toledo, Ohio area, residents across Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan may hear a sonic boom once supersonic speeds are reached.
4 days ago · Willoughby Hills City Council recently adopted a resolution for the purpose of installing sound barrier walls along Interstate 271 to cut down on the noise for residents. Council Vice President Tan…
4 days ago · THE SOUND BARRIER IS PART OF A LARGER PILOT PROJECT TO ADDRESS NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRANT SPENCE BRIDGE PROJECT. ... The first transparent barrier has been installed to the west of I-71/75 ...
