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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Design Innovations
J. Mech. Des. October 2011, 133(10): 105001.
Published Online: October 25, 2011
... are impulsive, high magnitude sound signals felt by a static observer at ground level. Sonic booms are the result of the nonlinear propagation of shock waves through the atmosphere down to the ground, due to the pressure disturbances generated by a supersonically traveling aircraft. During their propagation...