When the Space Shuttles were flying regularly we would hear the
characteristic double boom
as they passed over central Fla on the way to the Cape. When you heard
the booms in Lakeland you had just enough time to get to a TV to watch the
landing
125 miles away.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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and I vividly remember watching the diamond when the solo surprised the
crowd with the boom (at
a very low altitude if I remember well enough. I seem to have the memory
that it was just off the deck
because when I turned to look at the solo I saw it pitched up and arcing
skywards. I have always thought
that this was the last airshow where they were allowed to fly
supersonic.

That's cool. Man, I wish they could still do that today!

I spent a couple of weeks at my grandparent's home in Bakersfield, CA
during
the heyday of supersonic flight testing at Edwards. (1961 and 1963, to
be
precise) Every day we'd see/hear (mostly hear) the X-15 go over, and the
sonic booms.

Call me crazy, but I *liked* the sound. So did my grandparents! (My
grandmother worked on-base.)

:-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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