Shock Wave Fronts - Supersonic Jet


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Condition :   Excellent   
Principle :   Speed of Sound - Shockwave 
Area of Study :  Wave Fronts 
Equipment :   Shock wave movies and mpegs.
Procedure :  

Sonic Boom Shockwave

It contains a movie of a shockwave produced by an F-18 going supersonic. Also can be seen at: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~kalelkar/F-18.mpe

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   Web Sites

Sonic Boom Shockwave

It contains a movie of a shockwave produced by an F-18 going supersonic. Also can be seen at: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~kalelkar/F-18.mpe

Video of An F-14 Breaking The Sound Barrier In A Humid Environment. http://www.wfu.edu/physics/pira/postings/f14/f14.htm

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/sound/soubar.html#cl

 


   References

U.S. Navy Photo by Ensign John Gay.  TPT, Vol. 39, # 5, p. 292 (May 2001).

Laurent Hodges, "What are the Effects of a Sonic Boom?", TPT, Vol. 23, # 3, Mar. 1985, p. 169 - 170.

Raymond J. Emrich, " Sonic Boom", TPT, Vol. 3, # 1, Jan. 1965, p. 18.

 

Sherman L. Gerhard, "Shock-Wave Convergence Demonstrated by Surface Waves on Water", AJP, Vol. 35, # 6, June 1967, p. 509.

 

Toni Feder, "Quiet Boom Could Revive Supersonic Air Travel", Physics Today, April 2007, p. 24.

 



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