Say, Mach 0.8 + Mach 0.8
2007-03-04 11:23:41 · 4 answers · asked by anonymous 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Maybe. But they would have to come very close to each other. Like, a few inches.
2007-03-04 11:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you meant relative to a listener traveling on either of the objects: NO, no sonic booms but cold blasts.
No sonic booms because the listener would sense only 1/2 of the longitudinal waves, and would escape the other 1/2 of the waves by flying away from them too fast. Hence the ear drums cannot vibrate that aggressively.
Cold blasts because of two reasons: traveling that fast while being exposed to the air; and being subject to acoustic expansion thermal effects.
2007-03-04 12:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by sciquest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, because neither is going faster than sound relative to the air that they are moving in.
2007-03-04 11:27:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but there is a high probability of serious turbulence.
2007-03-04 11:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋