A sonic boom is a sound associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding similar to an explosion or a thunderclap to the human ear.

2009年5月19日 · What Is a Sonic Boom? A sonic boom is a loud, thunder-like noise heard by a person on the ground when an aircraft flies overhead at supersonic speeds. Air reacts like a fluid to supersonic objects.

2023年9月23日 · A sonic boom is the sound produced when an object, often today's supersonic aircraft, moves faster than the speed of sound. This rapid movement creates shock waves that manifest as a loud, booming noise. So, when you hear a sonic boom, it's often a fighter jet or a space shuttle, whizzing by at speeds that distort the natural spread of sound waves.

When the airplane is moving at or faster than the speed of sound, these pressure waves join together to form a large shockwave behind the aircraft. This shockwave is called a sonic boom, because it sounds like a loud “boom” or “crack” when it reaches our ear.

Sonic boom is an impulsive noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound -- about 750 miles per hour at sea level. An aircraft traveling through the atmosphere continuously produces air-pressure waves similar to the water waves caused by a ship's bow.

2024年2月22日 · Sonic booms are the thunderous shock waves produced when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound, creating a rapid change in pressure. This incredible, explosive sound has everything to do with physics – so let’s peel back the layers and discover what makes a supersonic jet go “boom.”

2025年1月26日 · sonic boom, shock wave that is produced by an aircraft or other object flying at a speed equal to or exceeding the speed of sound and that is heard on the ground as a sound like a clap of thunder. When an aircraft travels at subsonic speed, the pressure disturbances, or sounds, that it generates extend in all directions.

4 天之前 · Boom plans to focus next on the Overture airliner, which it says will carry as many as 80 passengers while moving at about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners. “XB-1’s supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived,” Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl said in a statement.

2023年6月14日 · A sonic boom is the noise created by an aircraft or some other object when it surpasses the speed of sound. Typically clocking in at 110 decibels , sonic booms are indeed...

When objects travel at speeds more than the speed of sound, this phenomenon is called a sonic boom. Some people get scared or amazed after witnessing a sonic boom sound, but it has become common these days with a large number of supersonic jets and rockets around.