Thinking Outside The 'Boom' Box
JAXA's drop tests, described in “Quiet Booms” (AW&ST May 23, p. 13), demonstrated something besides validating techniques for use in designing a low-boom supersonic transport. By reaching Mach 1.43 on descent from 21 km (13 mi.) altitude, and Mach 1.7 from 27 km, the tests inadvertently demonstrated...
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