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
It first flew in 2025 and is now breaking the sound barrier over chosen US towns.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Even during our religious holidays, even on Good Friday, jets fly over us and break the sound barrier just to scare us," al-Jamal said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Turns out, it wasn’t a language barrier, it was a sound barrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
But the light barrier is different from the sound barrier.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
