RocKiteman
Well-Known Member
Yes, the Subject line is serious, but ALSO a pun. DON'T bother saying "DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB". I'VE ALREADY HEARD IT. Over the decades. From about 10K people. BEFORE you....
I am posting this HERE - I was not sure exactly where to do so. I base this on a thread in the Mid-Power forum about the Apogee Components' Aspire rocket going supersonic. {I DIDN'T want to send THAT THREAD off topic like I usually do, hence I am posting this 'here'.}
I have Tim Van Milligan's MODEL ROCKET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION book. Both the 2nd & 3rd editions. In them he discusses how a rocket can go supersonic and produce a shockwave, but it usually cannot be heard on the ground because the rocket is travelling vertically, not horizontally.
My question to you - who PROBABLY know MORE about electronics {and most everything else} than I do - is this: WHAT device/gizmo/thing would I need to use to hear AND/OR detect a sonic 'boom' {maybe sonic 'crack' is a better description} from a rocket travelling vertically?
I don't need any suggestions on WHERE to locate it, just WHAT could I use.
{Thanks in advance!}
I am posting this HERE - I was not sure exactly where to do so. I base this on a thread in the Mid-Power forum about the Apogee Components' Aspire rocket going supersonic. {I DIDN'T want to send THAT THREAD off topic like I usually do, hence I am posting this 'here'.}
I have Tim Van Milligan's MODEL ROCKET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION book. Both the 2nd & 3rd editions. In them he discusses how a rocket can go supersonic and produce a shockwave, but it usually cannot be heard on the ground because the rocket is travelling vertically, not horizontally.
My question to you - who PROBABLY know MORE about electronics {and most everything else} than I do - is this: WHAT device/gizmo/thing would I need to use to hear AND/OR detect a sonic 'boom' {maybe sonic 'crack' is a better description} from a rocket travelling vertically?
I don't need any suggestions on WHERE to locate it, just WHAT could I use.
{Thanks in advance!}