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keywords: supersonic flight, sonic boom, white sands sonic boom test
Synopsis: Explanation of how aircraft breaking the speed on sound causes the sonic boom and some of its effects with scenes sonic boom test program conducted at the White Sands Oscura Range in New Mexico in 1964 and 1965...(read more)
- Date: 1968
- Duration: 00:10:20
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
The Sonic Boom And You
With the advent of the development of SST passenger and cargo aircraft the U.S. Department of Transportation undertook the study of sonic booms over a populated area and if such supersonic flights would be acceptable to flights over inhabited areas. Pan view of the Oscura Range, White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico where different types of structures were build for a sonic boom test program. Shows the Concorde SST aircraft being assembled.
In 1961 the United States set as a national goal the development of a supersonic transport. The project was called the SST Program and the FAA was given the responsibility to see it was developed. Shows Engineers at work, aircraft mock-ups, and testing of different aircraft configurations. Animation is used to illustrate the cause and effects of a sonic boom.
Shows the effect on a variety of structures at the White Sands Oscura Range in New Mexico that were subjected to 1400 sonic booms. Image of Datacraft Inc. Mobile Lab at test site. Animation is used to compare wind pressure to sonic boom pressure on a house. Pan view of a typical American neighborhood of homes in the late 1960's. Shows minor cracks and defects in homes due to settlement of the foundation over time and water damage from cracks and poorly fitted windows. Scenes of women and children at a public swimming pool.
