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going faster than the speed of sound. It is a pressure wave of air that builds up in front of a plane, preventing it from going faster.
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What happens when something breaks the sound barrier?
A sonic boom occurs when something breaks the sound barrier.
How do you break a sound barrier?
You break the sound barrier by moving at a speed that is faster than the speed that sound travels. In dry air, sound moves 768 mph which about 1 mile in 5 sec.
Do helicopter blades break the sound barrier?
No
Why does a space shuttle only brake the sound barrier on its return journey?
This is because the pressure needed to break the sound barrier is impossible to exceed but on the way back, the pressure is reduced and gravity pulls the aircraft down and the pressure for the sound barrier is reversed so it is a bit easier.
When sound waves hit a barrier nothing happens?
the sound waves reflect back
What is the duration of The Sound Barrier?
The duration of The Sound Barrier is 1.97 hours.
When was The Sound Barrier created?
The Sound Barrier was created on 1952-07-22.
When was Beyond the Sound Barrier created?
Beyond the Sound Barrier was created in 2005.
What would happen if the diaphragm of a speaker exceeded the sound barrier?
Exceeding the sound barrier refers to speed of travel, not loudness of sound. A speaker cannot "exceed the sound barrier".
Can you break the sound barrier on fs2004?
Yes, depending on which aircraft you have but there is no indication that you have broken the sound barrier unfortunately.
What happens when something breaks the sound barrier?
A sonic boom occurs when something breaks the sound barrier.
What was the first car to break the sound barrier?
To the best of my knowledge, the sound barrier has never been broken by an automobile.
Qhat is the term for the area of wave compressions produced by sounds from an object moving faster than the speed of sound?
sound barrier
Where did he break the sound barrier?
1990
Where did the sound barrier break?
1990
Where did chuck invent the plane to brake the sound barrier?
Chuck Yeager piloted the plane that broke the sound barrier, but he didn't invent it.
How fast did chuck yeager go to break the sound barrier?
He broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947.
