When the object breaks the sound barrier, this pressure wave cascades outward in a cone shape, forming a shock wave. The abrupt pressure change creates the characteristic sonic boom heard on the ...
Collier Aerospace supplied HyperX computer-aided engineering software to Swift Engineering for the structural sizing, ...
Monday's SpaceX twin Falcon 9 missions are slated to become the 11th and 12th orbital rocket launches thus far this year from ...
BOOM! What was the earth-shaking, jolt-you-awake, set-off-the-car-alarm sound? Oh right, a rocket launch. But why are some ...
This cone-shaped shock wave wouldn't be a problem ... only one—to significantly ameliorate the sonic boom. In 1971, building on work done in the 1960s by NASA's Ed McLean and Harry Carlson ...
This experimental aircraft from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® is part of the Quesst (Quiet Supersonic Technology) mission of U ...
Design & analysis software used for structural sizing, analysis, and test validation of 35ft structure.