[roc-chat] Re: Interested in Sonic Boom Sound
- From: Brian Morilak <brian.morilak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:26:02 -0700
My guess = the sonic boom reverberated off the mountains NW of the launch
site. Only thing is I think that'd not be a "pop" and more of a "whoosh"
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Richard Dierking <
richard.dierking@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> During ROCstock after I was doing some maintenance on one of the back pads
> and was walking away, a rocket was launched. It was about a 4" diameter,
> and had a large enough motor to get it going *fast*. During the flight,
> I definitely heard a "pop" but it didn't coincide with any event I saw on
> the rocket. I thought that a sonic boom could only be heard if the cone
> created by the disturbance passed by you. So, what could this have been?
> I was thinking perhaps a sound generated by turbulence at the base of the
> rocket?
>
> Anyway, this is the first time I've heard this kind of sound and I wonder
> if someone has video that includes this "pop."
>
> Richard Dierking
>
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