Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds ... is going well past the speed of sound, with a report quite similar to that ...

These disturbances move at the speed of sound. In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form shock waves around the vehicle. When people say you can see a fighter jet before you hear it ...

After reaching an altitude of approximately 35,000 feet (around 10,670 ... noise caused by shock waves generated as the aircraft crosses the sound barrier. Commercial supersonic flight: A ...

that means it has hit the same speed that sound waves travel at through air.) CEO and founder Blake Scholl says the test flight marks a crucial milestone in the return of civilian supersonic ...