Sonic boom
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A sonic boom is created when an object travels faster than the speed of sound. This is often called "breaking the sound barrier."[1]
The first plane to travel at the speed of sound was the Bell X-1 in 1947 and was piloted by Chuck Yeager.
[change] References
- ↑ The Science of Thunder. Retrieved on 17 June 2008.