Forum: General F-35 Forum

F-35 JSF's surprising sonic boom by Guy Norris 7:01 PM on Aug 03, 2012

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx? ... c09177c61f

"...At one point an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Edwards was using the low level corridor with an F-16 chase for company.

I noticed the F-35A high up (as this zoomed in spot on my photo above indicates), but refocused my attention on trying to film the UAV as it performed its automatic collision avoidance maneuver. Note how the shock of the boom, which was unexpectedly severe at our location, causes the video to jump slightly at 7 sec. For comparison on the relatively lower boom intensity listen for the double-boom of the decelerating F-16 chase at 18 sec. I am sure someone must know, but does the intense boom represent an acoustic facet of the F-35’s low-observable design and parallel leading and trailing edge alignment?"

Preliminary explanation about SONIC boom Range precedes the above text.

GO HERE FOR Da Video:

F-35 Sonic Boom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... iHNBbxgUKs

"Published on Jul 28, 2012 by GuyVC10
While recently filming this test of a small NASA UAV anti-collision system in the R-2058 restricted range near Edwards Air Force Base, we were suddenly rocked by the deafening sonic boom of a F-35 joint strike fighter breaking the sound barrier almost directly overhead. Listen carefully and shortly after the F-35 boom, you may here the more muted double-boom of the F-16 chase aircraft. The F-35 was running fast through the Edwards area Black Mountain low-level supersonic corridor at the time."

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