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"Out of interest were any windows shattered when the effects of sonic booms were tested over London(?) prior to Concorde entering service? "
Concorde was strictly subsonic until the Bristol Channel when it "lit up" and went supersonic...you wouldn't hear a supersonic boom in London, only in the South West
I suppose in those testing days it was assumed everyone would be buying them and transiting across UK supersonically
"Out of interest were any windows shattered when the effects of sonic booms were tested over London(?) prior to Concorde entering service? "
Concorde was strictly subsonic until the Bristol Channel when it "lit up" and went supersonic...you wouldn't hear a supersonic boom in London, only in the South West
I suppose in those testing days it was assumed everyone would be buying them and transiting across UK supersonically
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Was there not some testing done with a Lightning over the London area in the late 60's/early 70's, I seem to recall news of citizens being forewarned of a sonic boom(s) done by the RAF possibly linked with groovy superdupersonic airliners coming into service ?
BF - see the post above. Lightnings flew over London several times & dropped a boom to test the effect of supersonic overflights, don't recall any mass hysteria, earthquakes or narks calling Radio 2 
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
Was there not some testing done with a Lightning over the London area in the late 60's/early 70's, I seem to recall news of citizens being forewarned of a sonic boom(s) done by the RAF possibly linked with groovy superdupersonic airliners coming into service ?
The story is here
Oklahoma City sonic boom tests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
