A loud sonic boom was heard in Paris on Wednesday as a military jet broke the “sound barrier”, creating panic among the residents, AFP reported. The sound barrier or sonic barrier is the sudden increase in aerodynamic drag – a force that opposes an aircraft’s motion – when it approaches the speed of sound.
“A very loud noise was heard in Paris and in the Paris region,” the police in the French capital tweeted. “It was not an explosion, it was a fighter jet crossing the sound barrier.” They also urged the people to stop calling emergency numbers.
Un bruit très important à été entendu à Paris et en région parisienne. Il n’y a pas d’explosion, il s’agit d’un avion de chasse qui a franchi le mur du son.
N’encombrez pas les lignes de secours !— Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) September 30, 2020
The impact of the sound shook windows. It was heard…