WEATHER ASPECTS OF THE SONIC BOOM

Abstract

An explanation of the effect of meteorological conditions on the path of the sonic boom is presented. Areas covered by sonic booms resulting from aircraft flying at various Mach numbers and dive angles are shown, taking standard atmospheric gradients into account. Calculations are given for the effect of the jet stream as well as ordinary winds on the sonic boom.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0651899

Entities

People

  • David Fisher

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Flight
  • Flight Speeds
  • Jet Streams
  • Mach Number
  • Navy
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock Waves
  • Sonic Boom
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.