ThǝLobotoʍi$T@lemmy.worldM to BeWowed@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe moment when a navy fighter jet broke the sound barrierlemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down115
arrow-up1253arrow-down1imageThe moment when a navy fighter jet broke the sound barrierlemmy.worldThǝLobotoʍi$T@lemmy.worldM to BeWowed@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareFaresh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoBut then that means what we see has nothing to do with breaking the speed of sound. So is the only relation between the distortion and breaking the sound barrier the fact that one needs to be quite fast for both?
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoYes, in the sense that you already get a weaker version of this effect below the sound barrier. You don’t need to break it to see them.
But then that means what we see has nothing to do with breaking the speed of sound. So is the only relation between the distortion and breaking the sound barrier the fact that one needs to be quite fast for both?
Yes, in the sense that you already get a weaker version of this effect below the sound barrier. You don’t need to break it to see them.