I heard a sonic boom on saturday.
 

My whole house shook.

I haven't heard one since my schooldays.

Did anyone else hear it?

Neem must have been late for work

Yes it was reported
Fighter Jet Test

Wasn't it for a disruptive passenger on a flight into Stansted?

Yes I heard it

A Fighter Jet in the Wrong Zone.

oh right, anyway he/she got a run out

apparently people were dialling 999 as they thought it was an explosion..

What time and what location I think I heard something yeah

No. .it was for what Cherie said according to my news sources anyway.

Late afternoon Saturday. ..in essex.

i've heard few of those too sometimes, anyways did you know they can be bad for your hearing? to do damage on your eardrums

early evening around 7ish

Arista :fist:

A loud bang heard across Essex was a sonic boom caused by military aircraft, police have said.

Residents reported feeling their houses "shaking" after a "loud explosion" that was heard in Harlow, Epping, Chelmsford and Stansted at about 18:40 BST.

The sound sparked a large number of 999 calls, according to police.

Stansted Airport said two RAF Typhoon jets had escorted a Jet2 flight in to land because of a disruptive passenger on board.

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and endangering an aircraft.

The plane was en route to Dalaman in Turkey when it was redirected back to Stansted, an airline spokeswoman said.

exactly what you were thinking

:laugh: well exactly what I read that evening

Last time was concord.

Interesting sciencey stuff:

A sonic boom isn't one "boom" that everyone hears at once, it is a continuous effect that follows the plane at all times while it's moving faster than Mach 1 (the speed of sound). You hear the "boom" as it passes you. Someone 10 miles down the road will hear it as it passes them. And so on. You'll hear it again if the plane turns around and comes back your way... it's not a "new boom", it's the same "sound" (actually the shockwave generated by the speed) :omgno:.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChyH_lEUUAA3TLX.jpg

i wonder if something ever gets to the speed of light, if we will all be irradiated :omgno:

A large craft at anything like the speed of light hitting the atmosphere would vaporize instantly :omgno:. Might as well be hitting concrete. Sonic booms don't happen in space because they're actually a wave of air pressure... you can pretty much go as fast as you want in a vacuum without problems.

Another Sonic Boom 10AM today
as Military Aircraft escorted a Air India Flight due to USA
to Stansted
Another False Security Alert.


Reported on Ch5HD news 5PM edition.