sound barrier
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Shockwaves can form along wing surfaces and produce a sonic boom when crossing the sound barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
In the case of the X-1, flown through the sound barrier in 1947 by the legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager, Nasa knew a .50 calibre bullet travelled faster than the speed of sound.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
To mimic the conditions of a rocket ascent, they launched the missile and, after it broke the sound barrier, triggered the abort system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
But its treatment in general showed "there are still areas where the #MeToo movement has not yet breached the sound barrier, chiefly in men's football," she added.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Surely they’d broken the sound barrier but were moving too fast to notice.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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