> "Why does it have to be a sudden sound? The effect the article describes is the same as eg thunder"
Well yeah, that's a sudden sound. My point precisely.
So why don't you hear from your observation point the airplane (or all airplanes for that matter) as it takes off, which is when it makes its first noise? And by all means, account for a few ms of light movement if that makes you happy.
Well yeah, that's a sudden sound. My point precisely.
So why don't you hear from your observation point the airplane (or all airplanes for that matter) as it takes off, which is when it makes its first noise? And by all means, account for a few ms of light movement if that makes you happy.