Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would military aircraft be allowed to do so?

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But, aeronautical engineers understood that any aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier over populated areas "would not be tolerated," even though supersonic airliners were considered to be ...

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In addition, the sonic boom it generated when breaking the sound barrier limited the routes it could fly, and its takeoff configuration required full power, leading to significant noise on the ...

In addition, the sonic boom it generated when breaking the sound barrier limited the routes it could fly, and its takeoff configuration required full power, leading to significant noise on the ...

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Breaking the sound barrier over land was not illegal in those days, and it was done quite regularly, I would say up to four or five times an hour. When the Air Force started doing low-level testing, ...

The move comes as a Denver-based company prepares to deliver a passenger airplane capable of going that fast. Except for special and rare circumstances, supersonic flight has been banned in the ...