What Are These Georgia "BOOMS"?

originally posted by: lakenheath24
Booms that widespread sounds like a military plane busting Mach?

Not allowed.

originally posted by: Vasa Croe
a reply to: MayRenee

Where in NW GA? Likely mining, probably granite if I had to guess.

Granite or bauxite

Read the threads and books, and watch the videos of the late Phil Schneider.
He would tell you exactly what those noises are.

a reply to: Gothmog

Yes it is, depending on where it's happening. Warner-Robins does test flights of F-15s that go supersonic using the Macon Echo Route, from just east of Columbus to just west of Eastman. There's also a corridor from Marietta to Knoxville to Huntsville. They are required to be at 39,000 feet or higher to use them, but they're allowed to go supersonic in those areas.

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: ThePeaceMaker

originally posted by: lakenheath24
Booms that widespread sounds like a military plane busting Mach?

Is that allowed over populated areas in the US?

No.

My friend says sometimes he accidentally goes past Mach, especially going down hill, these new jets are slippery. Also when atmospheric conditions are right, the booms travel far.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Gothmog

Yes it is, depending on where it's happening. Warner-Robins does test flights of F-15s that go supersonic using the Macon Echo Route, from just east of Columbus to just west of Eastman. There's also a corridor from Marietta to Knoxville to Huntsville. They are required to be at 39,000 feet or higher to use them, but they're allowed to go supersonic in those areas.

Those are not in NW Georgia.

originally posted by: 38181

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: ThePeaceMaker

originally posted by: lakenheath24
Booms that widespread sounds like a military plane busting Mach?

Is that allowed over populated areas in the US?

No.

My friend says sometimes he accidentally goes past Mach, especially going down hill, these new jets are slippery. Also when atmospheric conditions are right, the booms travel far.

Accidentally ?
Yeah , right...

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Gothmog

Yes it is, depending on where it's happening. Warner-Robins does test flights of F-15s that go supersonic using the Macon Echo Route, from just east of Columbus to just west of Eastman. There's also a corridor from Marietta to Knoxville to Huntsville. They are required to be at 39,000 feet or higher to use them, but they're allowed to go supersonic in those areas.

Also in R5107 in NM, lots of booms there, at my friends house it shakes everything, it’s kinda neat.

On that note, if the window cracks or breaks, is there a hotline to base ops?

a reply to: Gothmog

You think a sonic boom stops at the edge of the corridor they're flying in? They've detected effects from a sonic boom thousands of miles away if conditions were right. More noticeable effects are felt hundreds of miles away. You can hear the boom a long way, and feel it over 200 miles.

a reply to: 38181

There's one near Edwards that gets some good booms in Palmdale.

a reply to: MayRenee

My son and I experienced them in NE Ohio. My thread here.
www.abovetopsecret.com...

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Gothmog

You think a sonic boom stops at the edge of the corridor they're flying in? They've detected effects from a sonic boom thousands of miles away if conditions were right. More noticeable effects are felt hundreds of miles away. You can hear the boom a long way, and feel it over 200 miles.

As stated , it is most likely bauxite or granite mining.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Gothmog

Yes it is, depending on where it's happening. Warner-Robins does test flights of F-15s that go supersonic using the Macon Echo Route, from just east of Columbus to just west of Eastman. There's also a corridor from Marietta to Knoxville to Huntsville. They are required to be at 39,000 feet or higher to use them, but they're allowed to go supersonic in those areas.

Thanks

Looking at the history of news sources stating the booms were heard within a 10 mile radius. So rather an aircraft at 30+ thousand feet, i figured a farmer was using a boom cannon. I'm aware of that corridor used for high speed ( sorry Goth ) it is allowed. Not sure what to make of it as it's been going on for years.... at least 2012 as far back as I can tell, even prior to this thread alone I've seen.

I'll except and F-15, 16 or even an aggressive T-35. Leave those Tex propeller trainers out, but the rest. Thanks for the Columbus air base mention as i should mention the Pensacola area as well. Happy Trucking Zaphod 👍😊

a reply to: Bigburgh

They used to go supersonic near Bridgeport, AL fairly often in the late 80s and early 90s. They'd mock attack the bridge and run along the river, and occasionally "accidentally" go supersonic.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Bigburgh

They used to go supersonic near Bridgeport, AL fairly often in the late 80s and early 90s. They'd mock attack the bridge and run along the river, and occasionally "accidentally" go supersonic.

Oh ho ho sheet!
There's that high speed lane again... yes I'm sure many out houses went supersonic. I'm still learning. Any of that end up in St. Louis?

originally posted by: Bigburgh

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Bigburgh

They used to go supersonic near Bridgeport, AL fairly often in the late 80s and early 90s. They'd mock attack the bridge and run along the river, and occasionally "accidentally" go supersonic.

Oh ho ho sheet!

There's that high speed lane again... yes I'm sure many out houses went supersonic. I'm still learning. Any of that end up in St. Louis?

VR1052 goes right over that bridge.

a reply to: Gothmog

marietta is in nw georgia, dobbins AF base is there and also Lockheed. I have been retired from lockmart for 10 years. But when I worked there in Flight Test, there were many instances of sonic booms. That was 10 years ago, so I don't know what's going on now.

originally posted by: justdust
a reply to: Gothmog

marietta is in nw georgia, dobbins AF base is there and also Lockheed. I have been retired from lockmart for 10 years. But when I worked there in Flight Test, there were many instances of sonic booms. That was 10 years ago, so I don't know what's going on now.

Marietta is in Central Georgia , and is a suburb of Atlanta .

Marietta is about 45 minutes from here

originally posted by: justdust
a reply to: Gothmog

marietta is in nw georgia, dobbins AF base is there and also Lockheed. I have been retired from lockmart for 10 years. But when I worked there in Flight Test, there were many instances of sonic booms. That was 10 years ago, so I don't know what's going on now.

a reply to: Zaphod58

In 78 or 79 I think, up around the Blackrock Desert in northern Nevada, I had three jets go right over me flying so low it scared the crap out of me. The sound hit after they went right over me and rattled the old truck I was driving.

It caught me off guard when suddenly I see 3 planes go right over me, low enough it looked like I could hit them with a rock. It was hard on the ears. F-14's I think.