can anyone tell me what is sonic boom.?

Answer 1

Ever hear the noise of a regular plane?
Imagine all that noise piled up and heard at exactly the same time, this is a sonic boom.

This happens because there is no sound ahead of the plane, as it is traveling as fast or faster than its sound.

Answer 2

A sonic boom is caused when an object is moving through a medium (generally the air) and the object exceeds the rate at which sound can travel in that medium. This creates a disturbance in the medium where the sound energy builds very quickly and then is released suddenly. The effect is a loud booming sound.

Answer 3

A sonic boom occurs when a jet flies faster than the speed of sound, about 1100 feet per second. This causes a loud noise that can be heard below on the earth surface.

Answer 4

The term is commonly used to refer to the air shocks caused by the supersonic flight of military aircraft or passenger transports such as Concorde (Mach 2.03, no longer in service) and the Space Shuttle (up to Mach 27). Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding much like an explosion; typically the shock front may approach 167 megawatts per square meter, and may exceed 200 decibels.

When an aircraft is near the sound barrier, an unusual cloud sometimes forms in its wake. A Prandtl-Glauert Singularity results from a drop in pressure, because of shock wave formation. This pressure change causes a sharp drop in temperature, which in humid conditions leads the water vapor in the air to condense into droplets and form the cloud.

Answer 5

The term is commonly used to refer to the air shocks caused by the supersonic flight of military aircraft or passenger transports such as Concorde Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding much like an explosion; typically the shock front may approach 167 megawatts per square meter, and may exceed 200 decibels.

Answer 6

This a general, laymas answer Lets say a jet is flying x miles an hr the speed of sound is y miles per hr when jets speed (x) surpasses the speed of sound(y) a sonic boom is created basicly what you hear is the sound catching up to the jet which has passed it

Answer 7

It is when a plane or aircraft actually goes faster than the speed of sound...(Around 340 metres per second)

The speed is generally called Mach 1. Because the craft is travelling at such speed it creates 'air-shocks' behind it, which can be in the region of 200 decibels (enough to smash your ear drums in.)

Here is a good article on it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_boom

Or it could be some crazy move that Guile performs when fighting on Street Fighter II

Answer 8

Sonic Boom is the air shock or a shock wave caused by the military jetplane, space shuttle, etc. It is basically generated from pile of enormous sound energy put together.

Answer 9

a loud noise caused by the shock wave generated by an aircraft moving at supersonic speed
An explosive sound caused by the shock wave preceding an aircraft traveling at or above the speed of sound.
A shock wave of compressed air caused by an aircraft traveling faster than the speed of sound. It is often audible as a loud, explosive sound, and it sometimes causes damage to structures on the ground

three views lacking scientific intellect behind the answers but accurate in a simplistic way.

Answer 10

Do a search...you'll get a very detailed answer...though I'm not sure you would comprehend it, judging by your grammatical abilities...

Basically, it's the sound air makes when crashing in behind something that is moving fast enough. Most don't know that when this happens, there is a 'cloud' that appears. Look it up.