When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...

When the object breaks the sound barrier, this pressure wave cascades outward in a cone shape, forming a shock wave. The abrupt pressure change creates the characteristic sonic boom heard on the ...

"The Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator was not intended ... And the greater the weight, the greater the shock wave that causes the boom. What you want is a way to have your cake and eat it too ...