How long is a Sonic Boom Carpet?
A Sonic Boom Carpet is 50 miles (80 km) long.
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Length Overview
Imperial
50 miles
Metric
80 km
Football Fields
733.3
Category
Physics
A sonic boom carpet is typically 1 mile (1.6km) wide and extends the entire length of a supersonic flight path. Concorde's boom carpet was about 50 miles wide. The boom travels at the speed of sound — about 1 mile every 5 seconds.
How many Sonic Boom Carpets fit in...?
School Buses
7542.9
Football Fields
733.3
Blue Whales
2640.0
Compare to a custom length
= 44000.0 × Sonic Boom Carpet
For perspective...
- • Concorde's boom carpet stretched from New York to London — 3,500 miles
- • The pressure wave hits the ground about 1 mile wide
- • You hear it for less than 1 second, but the carpet is thousands of miles long
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long is a Sonic Boom Carpet?
A sonic boom carpet is typically 1 mile (1.6km) wide and extends the entire length of a supersonic flight path. Concorde's boom carpet was about 50 miles wide. The boom travels at the speed of sound — about 1 mile every 5 seconds.
How many football fields is a Sonic Boom Carpet?
A Sonic Boom Carpet is 733.3 football fields long (50 miles (80 km)).
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