sonic barrier
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Sound was initially dismissed as a possible deterrent when research revealed fishes become acclimated to constant tones and would eventually move through a sonic barrier.
From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2017
He is sure that many "terrors of space" will evaporate like the "sonic barrier," which once was thought to limit the speed of airplanes.
From Time Magazine Archive
To avoid noise�and enmity�the Air Force last year ordered jet pilots not to roar through the sonic barrier near populated areas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well below these speeds, the "sonic barrier" makes itself felt, jamming an airplane's controls, destroying the lift of its wings.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a natural result of this, the first serious rocket experiments in this country were labeled screwball stunts, about on a par with efforts to break through the sonic barrier.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
