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Old 4th Jul 2012, 10:03
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awblain
 
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No broken glass?

At 0:02-0:03s there's lots of stuff raining down from the frontage of the building, which given the clear sonic boom at the camera, and the likely effects of the awning shade over the frontage to diffract and reflect the shock wave makes sense.

The shocks arrive at the ground when the aircraft have moved by to about a 45 degree elevation, so the shocks - and the aircraft - are traveling at close to - within a few percent - of the speed of sound.

They look to be flying straight and level at a steady speed, so there should be no extra shock shedding or focussing effects at work.
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