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Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier?
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This site provides a description of breaking the sound barrier in terms of the propagation of sound waves. The site includes a striking image of the cloud generated around a supersonic aircraft and also an explanation of how this cloud forms.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-ai...
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Waves and Pendula
- Wave Motion
= Shock Waves
- Informal Education
- Reference Material
= Article
- Audio/Visual
= Image/Image Set
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2002 Scientific American
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Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 2, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
Record Updated: Aug 12, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 March 11, 2002
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AIP Format
(Scientific American, New York, 2002), WWW Document, (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-airc/).
AJP/PRST-PER
Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier? (Scientific American, New York, 2002), <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-airc/>.
APA Format
Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier?. (2002, March 11). Retrieved April 28, 2025, from Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-airc/
Chicago Format
Scientific American. Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier?. New York: Scientific American, March 11, 2002. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-airc/ (accessed 28 April 2025).
MLA Format
Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier?. New York: Scientific American, 2002. 11 Mar. 2002. 28 Apr. 2025 <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-airc/>.
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@misc{ Title = {Scientific American: What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier?}, Publisher = {Scientific American}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {28 April 2025}, Month = {March 11, 2002}, Year = {2002} }
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