Thinking about DUMBs gives me the creeps let alone if/ when they're "officially" revealed to the public.
Last summer I was up around 1:30-2am in Michigan and there was a massive (and I mean massive) boom that I can only think of as being an explosion. It was so loud that it shook my entire house -- I don't scare easily but man was I freaked out. Ive never heard such a loud boom before. Definitely Creeped me out more thinking that there's a DUMB near and below me.
Ive heard sonic booms out over Lake Superior when I was at Tech in the 80s and K.I. Sawyer was still open. They are loud and they do shake the ground even from miles away. But its illegal to go supersonic over the continental US land mass unless they have a damn good reason.
You are correct. The craft was a Cessna Citation with a max speed of 446 ktas which is approximately 513 mph. The speed required to create a sonic boom is 761 mph.
Cessna's don't make sonic booms either.
They also don't fly at 30k feet
EDIT:
See @JackieDaytona74 comment below
This is not correct. The craft was a Cessna Citation which is a jet-engine aircraft. Max altitude for the Citation is 45k feet.
Thanks for the accuracy and insight!
Even if a jet went supersonic at 30k feet, then it wouldn't "shake the ground," would it?
I'm beginning to lean toward underground explosion of some sort.
Thinking about DUMBs gives me the creeps let alone if/ when they're "officially" revealed to the public.
Last summer I was up around 1:30-2am in Michigan and there was a massive (and I mean massive) boom that I can only think of as being an explosion. It was so loud that it shook my entire house -- I don't scare easily but man was I freaked out. Ive never heard such a loud boom before. Definitely Creeped me out more thinking that there's a DUMB near and below me.
Ive heard sonic booms out over Lake Superior when I was at Tech in the 80s and K.I. Sawyer was still open. They are loud and they do shake the ground even from miles away. But its illegal to go supersonic over the continental US land mass unless they have a damn good reason.
You are correct. The craft was a Cessna Citation with a max speed of 446 ktas which is approximately 513 mph. The speed required to create a sonic boom is 761 mph.
The F-16s chasing them do, however.
F-16's "chasing" a Cessna....lol
You’re acting like the Cessna was flying circles around Andrews, and the F-16s had no need to go super sonic.
However, if the Cessna was 20, 30 miles away from Andrews, then yes, the F-16s would be “chasing” the Cessna.
Your “lol” reveals your lack of in-depth thinking.
I don't think anyone is suggesting they do :)