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Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration
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The SSBE (Shaped Sonic Boom Experiment) was formerly known as the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration, or SSBD, and is part of DARPA's Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP) program. On August 27, 2003, a Northrop Grumman - modified U.S. Navy F-5E aircraft demonstrated a method to reduce the intensity of sonic booms. NASA's F-15B research testbed jet from Dryden flew in the supersonic shockwave of the F-5E in support of the test.
| DFRC Photo # |
Photo Date |
Photo Description |
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Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration Photo Contact Sheet |
| EC04-0010-02 |
January 13, 2004 |
One of many microphones arrayed under the path of the F-5E SSBE (Shaped Sonic Boom Experiment) aircraft to record sonic booms. |
| EC04-0010-03 |
January 13, 2004 |
A Blanik L-23 glider carrying a microphone and a pressure transducer flies near a BADS sensor following flight under the path of the F-5E SSBE aircraft. |
| Dryden F-15B Supports F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration - DFRC News Release 03-50 |
| EC03-0229-6 |
August 29, 2003 |
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s modified F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft flies off the wing of NASA's F-15B Research testbed aircraft. |
| EC03-0225-2 |
August 25, 2003 |
NASA's F-15B from the Dryden Flight Research Center flies in the supersonic shockwave of a modified U.S. Navy F-5E jet in support of the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) project. |
| EC03-0225-5 |
August 25, 2003 |
NASA's F-15B from the Dryden Flight Research Center flies in the supersonic shockwave of a modified U.S. Navy F-5E jet in support of the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) project. |
| EC03-0225-6 |
August 27, 2003 |
NASA's F-15B from the Dryden Flight Research Center flies in the supersonic shockwave of a modified U.S. Navy F-5E jet in support of the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) project. |
| EC03-0225-8 |
August 25, 2003 |
NASA's F-15B from the Dryden Flight Research Center flew in the supersonic shockwave of a modified U.S. Navy F-5E jet in support of the Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) project. |
| EC03-0210-1 |
August 2, 2003 |
Northrop-Grumman Corporation's modified U.S. Navy F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft. |
| EC03-0210-5 |
August 2, 2003 |
Northrop-Grumman Corporation's modified U.S. Navy F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft flies over the company's Palmdale, Calif. facilities on Aug. 2, 2003. |
| EC03-0210-13 |
August 4, 2003 |
Northrop-Grumman Corporation's modified U.S. Navy F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) aircraft flies over Lake Isabella, Calif. on Aug. 4, 2003. |
| Dryden F-15B Supports F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration - DFRC Press Release 02-17 |
| EC02-0041-3 |
February 13, 2002 |
NASA's F-15B Research Testbed aircraft flies in the supersonic shock wave of a U.S. Navy F-5E as part of the F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) project. |
| EC02-0041-4 |
February 13, 2002 |
NASA's F-15B Research Testbed aircraft flies in the supersonic shock wave of a U.S. Navy F-5E as part of the F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) project. |
Additional Information
The F-15 was designed as a single-seat, twin-engine air superiority fighter by McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. The F-15 is normally powered by two Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-100 or 220 engines, depending on the model. The NASA F-15 was equipped with advanced versions of the F100 -- F100 EMD (engine model derivative).
The aircraft was capable of flying more than twice the speed of sound. The F-15 is 63.75 feet long and has a wingspan of 42.83 feet. This NASA F-15 was extensively modified for research activities and did not carry any armament.
F-15B Flight Test Fixture Fact Sheet - FS-1998-10-055-DFRC
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