Comments on: Concorde breaking the sound barrier

By: Raveneyes

Raveneyes — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

SONIC BOOOOM
SONIC BOOOOM

By: dariusman

dariusman — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

The pilot does hear …
The pilot does hear the sound of the plane, of course. The air inside the plane and its structure transmit it.
It’s just the same as in a car: a person outside will hear a weeeeeoooouuuu as it goes by, but the person driving it will just hear the motor as it sounds: grrrrrrrrr

By: 8133169

8133169 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

costly yes, half …
costly yes, half the passenger yes… but was it a profit? yes.
just that it isnt a confortable ride and it needed to be updated which there was no point

By: 8133169

8133169 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

its too bad the …
its too bad the people inside of it cant hear it.lol

By: ToaVeka

ToaVeka — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

Concorde was …
Concorde was more-or-less waiting for an excuse to retire the line, they were costly to maintain and couln’t hold half the passengers that normal jets could

By: ToaVeka

ToaVeka — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

Can you imagine …
Can you imagine what it must sound like if you were near the plane as it hit Mach 1 if that is how loud it is from that far away?

By: chenoir

chenoir — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

@Shahzeb2007 : …
@Shahzeb2007 : That’s the point of breaking the sound barrier. You go at least as fast as the sound, so it can’t reach you. The same thing happens in military ssonic fighters. When they passe the sound barrier, pilot didn’t hear anything else coming from outside, even the reactor.

By: dk2853

dk2853 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

fittaslickar, you …
fittaslickar, you are actually wrong. The TU-144, or charger, was flawed in design. The wings were not aerodynamic, it was weighted down with unnecessary technology, overall it was a failure, which is why it was discontinued in 1984, unlike the Concorde, 2003.

By: Shahzeb2007

Shahzeb2007 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

Oh my good the …
Oh my good the passengers bust be deaf.wait concorde is supersonic speed so the sound probably couldnt reach there ears

By: fatthugdoug

fatthugdoug — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:38 +0000

no, they either …
no, they either stay at a speed below mach or they just don’t gain enough speed until later on in the flight