Chaps,
Perhaps you might be able to settle a discussion that I had with my Sister's Father-in-Law. He is a lucid Ex Halifax Bomber Nav of fairly mature years (!) who proclaims to have witnessed a Meteor F? go supersonic in about 1948. He was on the ground, and the said fighter carried out the flight overhead, clearly in a full power dive. His recollection is a 'sonic' boom and hence his stance.
I maintained that the Meteor had neither the wing form, engine intake design, or the thrust to allow this to happen, and I thought there would be a very good chance that the fighter would go out of control due to compressibility effects around the very small tail.
What do you all think? Possible?
My only possible explaination for the 'Booms', was the surging of both engines due to intake compressibilty. However, I stand to be corrected as I have been horribly wrong before!!
All Ex 'Meatbox' drivers please drag the memory banks and help me out. Personally, I think it would be fantastic if I could prove the Old Fella right!!!
Regards in anticipation,
Advo