Sonic boom suppression

Sonic boom suppression involves reducing or controlling the loud noise caused when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier. When a plane travels faster than sound, it creates shockwaves that reach the ground as a loud boom. Techniques like shaping the aircraft’s design to spread out these shockwaves, flying at higher altitudes, or using specific flight paths help minimize these noise impacts. Advances also include quieter aircraft technologies and active wave cancellation methods. Overall, sonic boom suppression aims to enable supersonic travel with less disturbance to communities below, making high-speed flight more practical and acceptable.