[ASA Vet]

Probably the F-4 just hit his afterburner. That boom is quite loud.

The best actual sonic boom I experienced was a B-58. I was in the woods hunting. Saw just a glimpse as it went by, but being a geek I knew what it was.

[doorgunner69]

Probably the F-4 just hit his afterburner. That boom is quite loud.

Actually, not much of a bang as it has a multi-stage burner. Gets loud, but not the bang the old turbojets had like the F-8. Stood behind more than a few of them in my day.

[doorgunner69]

The best actual sonic boom I experienced was a B-58.

Never saw a B-58, would have loved to, one of the favorite models I built. Recently read a book by a B-58 pilot of his days flying them.

Coolest boom and sighting I ever had was a B-70 in early 1967 up in the high desert of Nevada. He was really hauling the mail way up there, no mistaking that white shape. Righteous boom well after he passed overhead. No idea how high he was.

[Blueflag]

Ah, the Hustler. One of the most beautiful aircraft ever built (that flew).

[tang-soo]

The best actual sonic boom I experienced was a B-58. I was in the woods hunting. Saw just a glimpse as it went by, but being a geek I knew what it was.

I used to pass by the last remaining B-58 as I drove into work at General Dynamics (Now Lockheed-Martin) in Ft. Worth. It was on static display near the main gate. An older engineer told us the story of how the super sonic (nuclear enabled) bomber scared the crap of the soviets and they negotiated a treaty - part of which was the destruction of the entire fleet with the one exception.

[RedEyeJack]

Was on the signal bridge of the USS Denver off North Vietnam in Spring of 1972. Watched an RA-5 coming from the beach at mast-high altitude full burners. The boom was tremendous. Signalman said CIC tagged him at 1000mph.