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From: tarquin@zen.co.uk (Ian Mitchell )
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Subject: Re: Can the sonic boom of an SR-71 be heard at the ground?
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Date: 30 Jun 89 03:19:31 GMT
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From: tarquin@zen.co.uk (Ian Mitchell )

In article <7785@cbnews.ATT.COM> sampson@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Steve Sampson) writes:
:
:I've seen the SR-71 on radar many times (they squawk mode 3/A 44xx when
:above 60,000 per IFR sup) when I fly to the west coast.  They're usually
:doing Mach over the states.  Since this is a normal routine - then the
:complaints must be small.  When I was stationed in Fortuna ND (Near Crosby
:north of Williston) we heard a boom just about every monday.  Every monday
:except when the turkey farmers didn't post a NOTAM - prohibiting supersonic
:for the duration of egg laying or whatever turkeys do...  

The SR71 does Mach overland?  I didn't know that?  How come Concorde can't?
No flames please, this isn't a major gripe, I'm just a patriotic Brit who
thinks Concorde is just as beautiful as the SR71 (or F14 for that metter).

Tarqs