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Title: Sonic Thud?
Post by: rpm on September 06, 2003, 11:08:23 AM

Seems NASA has taken the "Boom" out of Supersonic flight.
LINK (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Sonic%20Booms)

Title: Sonic Thud?
Post by: Mathman on September 06, 2003, 11:45:20 AM

Here is a pic of the modified F-5

(http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/F-15B/Small/EC03-0210-1.jpg)

Title: Sonic Thud?
Post by: Mini D on September 06, 2003, 05:27:11 PM

Damn... the shape of that nose reminds me of an F-111.

MiniD

Title: Sonic Thud?
Post by: rpm on September 06, 2003, 05:32:48 PM

Yeah looks a lot like F-111. Notice the extra cowling underneath compaired to a normal F-5. Maybe a slick underside is a bad thing.