f-18 hornet breaking sound barrier

ElektroFreak said:

^That's more like it! Sick!!!!

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Tis pretty awesome

I've been to the HUGE airshow they do out in the Nevada desert. They break the sound barrier literally like a hundered times lol and they drop REAL bombs out there too (pretty far away, mind you) it's pretty freakin amazing!

yahh theres nothing like hearing the sound barrier being penetrated up close...it is sick!!! i live close to tulahoma which is the air force base that does all the air tunnel testing for the rapter...they opened up airspace in this area for testing a few years ago...lots of sonic booms!!!!not to mention when i lived in coca beach all the shuttle returns...

Sonic booms can certainly be loud - even if they happen at considerable altitude.

On rare occasions fighter jets cross the sonic barrier around these parts, and its always like a sudden clap on thunder on a clear day.

I always wanted to experience one from within the aircraft though. As i understand it actually does little to nothing, which would be an interesting experience as such.