What are the disadvantages of supersonic sound?
What are the disadvantages of supersonic sound? However, supersonic flights under certain circumstances have many disadvantages. The noise produced by sonic boom is annoying and sometimes harmful for the people on the ground. Because of the high per-passenger takeoff weight it is difficult for supersonic aircrafts to obtain an efficient fuel fraction.
Why is supersonic banned?
Fifty years ago, the federal government banned all civilian supersonic flights over land. The rule prohibits non-military aircraft from flying faster than sound so their resulting sonic booms won't startle the public below or concern them about potential property damage.
Why is supersonic so loud?
As an aircraft flies at supersonic speeds it is continually generating shock waves, dropping sonic boom along its flight path, similar to someone dropping objects from a moving vehicle.