PANIC GRIPS PEOPLE: Panic gripped the residents of Shin Dhand area after a fighter jet crossed the
sound barrier in early hours on Sunday.
A brief history of breaking the
sound barrier with Bloodhound SSC pilot Andy Green, who will celebrate 50 years of supersonic Travel at the IMechE's annual dinner
1969: Concorde 001 broke the
sound barrier for the first time during a test flight in France.
Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the
Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It charts a top-secret military program to reach the
sound barrier with the goal of delivering a nuclear device to its destination faster than the enemy.
Whereas, according to the Ministry, a total amount of e1/450 mln is needed, the Minister said that the government has only budged e1/42 mln for
sound barrier works in their three-year plan.
The aircraft is designed to deflect the sound waves generated by breaking the
sound barrier, with the goal to produce a barely noticeable "thump" for listeners at the surface.
Rome There was panic in parts of northern Italy on Thursday, as people were disconcerted by a loud bang that was later revealed to have been caused by two fighter jets breaking the
sound barrier. The Italian airforce said it rushed to intercept a wayward Air France commercial flight that had temporarily lost radio contact with ground control.
MANAMA: A sonic boom created by a Bahraini fighter jet breaking the
sound barrier may have been mistaken for an explosion, it was revealed yesterday.
In a tweet issued from the Lebanese presidency's official account, Aoun specifically called out Sunday's flyby of Israeli jets, which broke the
sound barrier above south Lebanon, causing widespread anxiety among residents of Sidon and the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp.
1947: Chuck Yeager in his Bell X-1 rocket plane became the first man to break the
sound barrier.
In the Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten last week, Walgreen broke the
sound barrier landing at #1 with 60,149 spots.