Faster than the speed of sound

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I think i remember hearing before that the US Navy did some flybys at supersonic speed when the USS JFK air craft carrier came and parked in Dublin bay a few years ago. Is seeing a plane doing a flyby faster than sound as awesome as it sounds? Is there anywhere in Europe to go see a plane flying faster than the speed of sound?

Davidth88

I have seen the RCAF F104 ' accidently ' produce a sonic boom at an airshow

However the only other place I often heard the sonic boom was in Northern Germany ( near the Danish Border ) , where I saw German Navy Tornados ( now with the airforce ) doing some exercise .

I reckon the only plave you may see / hear it would be over some ranges , you see the sonic booms are considered unfriendly to the neighbours.

shedweller

I've seen an f-15 doing it at baldonnel back in the day. We knew something big was going to happen as he came in low and fast. There was very little sound as he came towards us and a loud sharp woosh as he passed. As he departed we could see the shock cone form around the plane and he was out of there so fast! He didnt strictly go supersonic as he passed us and we got a woosh instead of a bang but it was 99% there. So awesome!

EchoIndia

The US Navy did not do supersonic flybys in Ireland They did mount this formation over Dublin city, though.

US Navy Dublin flypast, 30 June 1996 by Irish251, on Flickr

shedweller

Well, the shock cone i saw arou d the f-15 would say otherwise. Unless it wasn't a us airforce f-15??

Dogwatch

The vapour cone is not indicative of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier..........it can appear at lower speed due to moisture in the atmosphere.
For military aircraft and Concorde, breaking the sound barrier was and is a no no over land..........except with special permission in a QRA

This may explain it better.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGLAAYdbbc

Mike747

EchoIndia wrote: »

The US Navy did not do supersonic flybys in Ireland They did mount this formation over Dublin city, though.

US Navy Dublin flypast, 30 June 1996 by Irish251, on Flickr

What I wouldn't give to see something like that today. The tears from the anti-America brigade would be nearly as spectacular as the flypast.

Aerohead

God that brings back memories, I saw the F14s and F15s at the Salthill Air Show they came in from the JFK which was off the Aran Islands in waves of four, the F18s broke away and did a fast flyby with vapour around the tails superb day.

I miss Salthill :(

Aerohead

F14 breaking the sound barrier in flyby of carriers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5oomvIxE3I

And F15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GstwLblPpIM

Stinicker

I remember well the two gunshot sounds of Concorde easing back to subsonic speeds as it came in over Ireland, I live in Kerry and it more often than not took this routing across the North Atlantic.

sharkman

shedweller wrote: »

I've seen an f-15 doing it at baldonnel back in the day. We knew something big was going to happen as he came in low and fast. There was very little sound as he came towards us and a loud sharp woosh as he passed. As he departed we could see the shock cone form around the plane and he was out of there so fast! He didnt strictly go supersonic as he passed us and we got a woosh instead of a bang but it was 99% there. So awesome!

I remember it well , was standing on the roof of the Totes and saw him coming in from the distance. it was amazing , he pulled up into a steep climb and disappeared.

Joe 90

Aerohead wrote: »

God that brings back memories, I saw the F14s and F15s at the Salthill Air Show they came in from the JFK which was off the Aran Islands in waves of four, the F18s broke away and did a fast flyby with vapour around the tails superb day.

I miss Salthill :(

F15, carrier?

durandal01

Sonic booms can be very expensive as seen here from Brazil,

http://theaviationist.com/2012/07/02/m2000-flyover/#.Ul_ZkNxONdg
http://www.architizer.com/blog/shockwaves-damage-oscar-niemeyer-brasilia-landmark/

Aerohead

Joe 90 wrote: »

F15, carrier?

Sorry that should be F18s

Joe 90

Back in the 50s when we were take to airshows at Eglinton and Ballykelly I pretty certain that we were treated to real live sonic booms. I remember that the big pistons, Sea Furys maybe, were the really noisy ones. Can't remember much detail as its from the days of short trousers.

funt cucker

Concord "Le double bang"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annkM6z1-FE

Popoutman

Stinicker wrote: »

I remember well the two gunshot sounds of Concorde easing back to subsonic speeds as it came in over Ireland, I live in Kerry and it more often than not took this routing across the North Atlantic.

I remember those double bangs as well - and I was living in Tipperary at the time. Quite clear even at that distance.

Wibbs

Joe 90 wrote: »

Back in the 50s when we were take to airshows at Eglinton and Ballykelly I pretty certain that we were treated to real live sonic booms. I remember that the big pistons, Sea Furys maybe, were the really noisy ones. Can't remember much detail as its from the days of short trousers.

the Sea Fury while fast for a piston job, couldn't come close to breaking the sound barrier in level flight(or in a dive for that matter), though they are a loud bugger alright.

Joe 90

Wibbs wrote: »

the Sea Fury while fast for a piston job, couldn't come close to breaking the sound barrier in level flight(or in a dive for that matter), though they are a loud bugger alright.

Sorry if that came across wrongly, I meant that the sound of the engines/props of the big piston machines were really loud, much louder than the engine noise of the 50s jets.

Wibbs

Yea sea fury's are loud alright.