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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
iirc there should be a sonic boom for every multiple of the sound barrier
27 posted on 02/16/2013 12:49:35 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode
iirc there should be a sonic boom for every multiple of the sound barrier

Geez, I don't think so! Why would there be? The angle of the shock wave to the flight path just gets steeper as the Mach number increases. I believe at high Mach numbers, there are qualitatively new effects, but this is due to intensification of the shock front.

The double boom from the Space Shuttle was due to two separate shock waves orginating from the nose and the tail, I think.

41 posted on 02/16/2013 1:28:07 PM PST by dr_lew
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