[SOC] Concorde

[Nick Yokanovich]

Hi Chris!

> Well, sonic booms generated in the thin air at 55000 feet hardly
make
> more than a small dull double 'thump' by the time they reach the
ground.
> Most of the pressure pulse dissipates as it tries (and largely
fails) to
> affect the progressively-denser air below.

I am all in favor of the SST taking off and climbing straight up to
FL 55 to begin its cross-country journey ;-)   As for the F15s et
al, life on an aircraft carrier has its downside. I lived in the
Yorkshire Dales for a few years in the 80's and was often ducking
for cover as the A10s, Tornados, and Jaguars streaked up and down my
local dale.

Nick K3NY
Arnold, MD