Supersonic Pass By A Fighter Jet

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supersonic pass by Blue Angel #5 at the NAS Oceana 2006 air show

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Supersonic Pass By A Fighter Jet

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  • Nice flyby but not supersonic

    Two reasons that easily come to mind. Firstly, if the plane is flying faster than the speed of sound, you don't hear it coming. Secondly, if it were flying faster than Mach 1, the shockwave (sonic boom) at that distance would knock over everybody in the crowd and they would all have major hearing damage. But still a cool vid.

    DF

    By DragonFyre 1158474152 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Nice fly by

      True this is not a supersonic flyby, But this is an incorrect statement. (Secondly, if it were flying faster than Mach 1, the shockwave (sonic boom) at that distance would knock over everybody in the crowd and they would all have major hearing damage. But still a cool vid.) The shockwave would knock over anyone in the crowd. Hearing damage more than likely, but I am sure they would have been supplied with some form of ear plugs.

      By phillih1 1178984821 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • yes

      very true. and it would be moving alot faster then it was lol but very nice, i love jets of all types :)

      By sui_tacos 1158625141 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • i know

      but does the average person know? no

      they think.. oh wait..its faster than sound

      i heard a sonic boom.. and i know what it can do

      By demar727 1158521211 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • also

      Its illegal for any aircraft to break the sound barrier at an airshow in the united states...EXCEPT for at the Edwards AFB Open House where, its broken almost every day, even during the airshows

      By soccerboy77 1170403438 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • maybe..

      it was already at mach 1 before this fly-by... notice the that it becomes almost silenced wen he is next to the camera... mach 1 is faster then the sound and that was he at this moment...

      By dreetje 1158779168 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Always there

      The "boom" doesn't just happen as the aircraft passes through the sound barrier. The cone of sound created by the aircraft extends backwards from just in front of the nose of the plane and is always present as long as the aircraft is traveling faster than Mach 1. You hear the boom as the cone passes over you. So if you and I were standing a mile apart, one of us would hear the shockwave before the other as the plane passes above us.

      Df

      By DragonFyre 1158808676 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Not supersonic in this vid.

    It's against regs to fly supersonic at airshows. As soon as I saw the crowd, I knew it was a subsonic flight.

    F/A 18s are probably the best sounding American fighter plane. As they come upon you at speed, there is a distinct "whooop", then you hear the engine noise.

    DragonFyre is right, the crowd would be knocked down. If you ever hear the sound barrier being broken, you cannot possibly mistake it. It's like having a bomb explode nearby. There is a TREMENDOUS "BOOM", and everything gets smacked by the shockwave.

    By Shmey 1169242283 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • love it

    i absolutly LOVE the sound of a jet fly-by! That WHOOOSH sound!!! AH!! i damn near get a hard on from it! Huge engines, small planes, large bombs and bad ass pilots! LOVE IT!!!!

    By rossimo159 1164778173 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • No supersoinc flight here, close but no ...

      .98 mach does not count, it is illeagal for any aircraft to travel over mach speed in populated places unless express permisson is granted.

      By hanksamillion 1178136060 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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