The short answer is – no, they don’t hear the sonic boom. Pilots and passengers cannot hear the sonic boom created by their own plane because they are at the head of the Mach cone. In simple words, they are moving so fast that the sonic boom doesn’t get a chance to catch up to them.
Sonic booms are just one type of noise that aviation engineers have to consider when designing airplanes. The main reason we don’t hear more sonic booms is because they are part of a well-coordinated effort between the military and private industry that aims to avoid accidents like the one that caused this problem in the first place.
Another thing we wondered was: why don’t we hear sonic booms anymore?
As for sonic booms, I think the main reason you almost never hear them anymore is due to societies’ noise awareness in general . The military tries to avoid them near populated areas if possible. They are extremely loud and can be very disruptive.
Why are sonic booms rarely heard?
Sonic booms are rarely heard because they are produced by jets exceeding the speed of sound , and jets are no longer permitted to reach those speeds. Jets flying at certain speeds create sound waves, which are classified as sonic booms when jets exceed the speed of sound .
Turns out it was just a sonic boom—a thunder-like noise heard by earth-bound ears brought on by an aircraft flying overheard at supersonic speeds.
Sonic booms are easy to hear, but cannot be observed by the naked eye . As with other types of sound waves, sonic booms are generally only seen in photographs taken with sophisticated cameras. Sonic booms vary in duration and intensity.
Did you hear a sonic boom in New Jersey?
A Boeing design concept for “Icon-II,” a supersonic passenger jet. (Photo: Public Domain/Wiki. Commons On January 29th, some folks in New Jersey mistook loud rumbles and rattling windows for an earthquake. Turns out it was just a sonic boom— a thunder-like noise heard by earth-bound ears brought on by an aircraft flying overheard at supersonic speeds.
Why do people still want to go supersonic?
Yet interest in supersonic flight remains strong because such extremely fast travel is tantalizing to travelers and businesses . So efforts are underway to design airplanes that would shield ground-dwellers from the dramatic boom by directing much of the shock wave elsewhere. (Fuel efficiency is another issue, probably even tougher to tame.).
Why can’t we fly supersonic planes in the United States?
Noise abatement regulations halted supersonic flight (by civil aircraft) over U., and land. The Concorde could still take off and land here because it broke the sound barrier over the ocean, but it’s no longer in service .
Is a supersonic jet on the near horizon?
Reducing sonic booms is the biggest hurdle, but a low-boom supersonic jet is on the near horizon.