The£0b°t°m¡§t@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to BeWowed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 months agoThe moment when a navy fighter jet broke the sound barrierlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down110
arrow-up1150arrow-down1imageThe moment when a navy fighter jet broke the sound barrierlemmy.dbzer0.comThe£0b°t°m¡§t@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to BeWowed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarexpinchx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months 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.