Re:How far behind a plane is its noise?
by skogsbonde on Sunday June 12, 2022 @03:53PM
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Oops, I mean to write even if the plane travelled faster than sound, not sound travelled faster than sound.
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Well yeah, if the plane is faster than its sound (and flying towards you), the plane will reach you earlier than the sound does. The plane does not get attenuated by flying farther, and your seeing threshold is helped by the sun or the lights the aircraft turns on at night.