sonic boom
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Shockwaves can form along wing surfaces and produce a sonic boom when crossing the sound barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Although the X-59 was designed to minimize the disruptive sonic boom typically associated with supersonic aircraft, these initial supersonic flights are not intended to demonstrate that capability.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Lindsay said the explosion from a missile intercepted above the hotel they were staying in, The Palm near Jebel Ali Port, sounded like a sonic boom.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
We hear the crack of a bullwhip because its tip is moving faster than the speed of sound, creating a shock wave, a small sonic boom.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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