Sonic boom prediction and analysis is a critical research area that underpins the development of next‐generation supersonic aircraft designed for civil transport. Sonic booms occur when aircraft ...
NASA and Boom Supersonic released an incredible photo capturing the shock waves of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a Feb. 10 test flight.
An XB-1 aircraft’s shock waves created during a supersonic flight have been captured using specialized ground-based photography. January saw XB-1 make history as the first privately developed civil ...
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