With Flying Low In Mind...

[Azmal]

wooooow.... fascinating!

 

[YellowFever]

That's bull....

Oh c'mon guys, it's so simple, maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings these days.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Chevy Chase cracks me up, Fletch is one funny ass movie.

Jeff

 

[wakeboard13]

Actually, it doesn't matter. In most cases it is against regs for any aircraft to break the sound barrier over land in the U.S. They have to be (I think) over 12 miles from land.

The obvious question then, is: "Would the Blues be able to get special permission to break the barrier due to the nature of their flying? And I think the answer would be yes.
JMO

I think they are allowed to also. I was out at the dunes one time in Yuma, Az and two were practicing and one took off for home and the other guy did a low flyby through a valley and broke the sound barrier. It was one of the coolest things I've seen

 

[10boom]

Hey Guys, hopefully I can shed some light on this and actually use my Aeronautics degree a little, yeehaw! Most of the pictures of the planes here are not actually breaking the sound barrier, for instance the last picture,the F-14. That guy is not breaking the sound barrier, just turning hard and fast in air that is very dense and humid, thus creating the build up of pressure and rapid dispersal of moisture over the airfoil, creating the image that you see. You ususally see this type of thing over the water, which is where a few of these pictures were taken. The B-1B in the first picture is not breaking the sound barrier either, but he's getting close to it in humid, moisture filled air. As far as breaking the sound barrier over land, sure you can do it, but only in special areas, that have been designated. Bone knows what I'm talking about. I know for a fact that he's done it several times!!! Hope this helps.

 

[FlyingLow]

There are all types of Special use airspace and military routes all over the US where you can do things that you can't do just normally do. Helicopters break the sound barrier all the time. Well their blades do.

 

[Begood]

I know I am a old fukr, but I remember when I used to hear the sonic boom everyday. I loved it.

Bill.

 

[FlyingLow]

I know I am a old fukr, but I remember when I used to hear the sonic boom everyday. I loved it.

Bill.

That's was just you farting in the bathroom. The tile makes an echo sound.

 

[Black1]

The space shuttle breaks the sound barrier by my house every time it comes in to land in FL..... It is (I'm sure) WELL above 30,000 feet :dontknow: when it does so.... and my windows rattle HARD. I would hate to have that bastard fly over at 5,000 feet. :rock: I have a LOT of glass in my house!

If I hear TWO "booms", does that mean it's going twice the speed of sound? :dontknow: Because it always makes two successive "booms".

 

[ntw0rk]

The space shuttle breaks the sound barrier by my house every time it comes in to land in FL..... It is (I'm sure) WELL above 30,000 feet :dontknow: when it does so.... and my windows rattle HARD. I would hate to have that bastard fly over at 5,000 feet. :rock: I have a LOT of glass in my house!

If I hear TWO "booms", does that mean it's going twice the speed of sound? :dontknow: Because it always makes two successive "booms".

The second boom may just be a sort of echo, or harmonic of the first. I believe that you only break the barrier once, I don't believe there would be a second sonic boom.

Ok, I was wrong. It's not a harmonic. The second boom may be the tail of the shuttle! Read more here: http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/doppler/doppler.html

 

[Begood]

That's was just you farting in the bathroom. The tile makes an echo sound.

No, my farts are louder, and smell better than a sonic boom.

Bill.

 

[ntw0rk]

Yeah, they smell like fresh celery!

 

[Silverback]

Hey Guys, hopefully I can shed some light on this and actually use my Aeronautics degree a little, yeehaw! Most of the pictures of the planes here are not actually breaking the sound barrier, for instance the last picture,the F-14. That guy is not breaking the sound barrier, just turning hard and fast in air that is very dense and humid, thus creating the build up of pressure and rapid dispersal of moisture over the airfoil, creating the image that you see. You ususally see this type of thing over the water, which is where a few of these pictures were taken. The B-1B in the first picture is not breaking the sound barrier either, but he's getting close to it in humid, moisture filled air. As far as breaking the sound barrier over land, sure you can do it, but only in special areas, that have been designated. Bone knows what I'm talking about. I know for a fact that he's done it several times!!! Hope this helps.

I'm really glad to know that I'm not the only one that gets to spoil peoples fun. I was going to post pretty much the same as you said, but decided to keep my mouth closed just this once.

Thanks for clarifying this.:rock:

 

[GILMO'S10]

WOW, WHAQT AN AWESOME PIX.!!!!