Posted on 04/17/2018 7:36:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — ...
Peter Coen is the project manager for NASA's Commercial Supersonic Technology. Coen tells the Galveston County Daily News that the study will help design new supersonic commercial planes that could break the sound barrier without disturbing the peace.
He says planes will perform special maneuvers over the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston in November to produce a quieter sonic boom. NASA will collect data and enlist volunteers to react to the booms.
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He says the tests shouldn't cause much disruption and the sonic booms should sound like distant thunder.
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Seems such would add to drag.
I remember when sonic booms were common on the weekends when the naval reservists were playing with their toys.
I grew up n so cal in the 60s we had sonic booms all the time we loved it
The First Stuunning of the Beeber ?
Texas ping!
So...if you hear some really strange loud noises, fellow Texans....
sounds like a great movie
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