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To: BwanaNdege

But they weren’t passing overhead at 3 times the speed of sound............

56 posted on 08/03/2012 8:45:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)

To: Red Badger

Sonic boom is sonic boom. I’d guess Mach 3 ia a louder boom than Mach 1.7.

M114 155mm Howitzer - Muzzle velocity 563 m/s (1,847 ft/s) (Mach 1.69)

8 in Gun M1 - Muzzle velocity 866 m/s, Mach 2.6

59 posted on 08/03/2012 9:07:13 AM PDT by BwanaNdege (Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)

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