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Sound barrier

Exceeding the speed of sound is a feat that man has been able to achieve since the 1950s. In France it is with the military aircraft Mystère II of the Dassault industries that this speed is crossed. The Concorde supersonic aircraft passed this speed in 1977. Back here!

Sound barrier

Chuck Yeager pilote un Airbus A380

The wall of sound "a sound similar to the slam of a door"

Concorde passes the Atlantic sound wall to limit noise

Mystery II passes the wall of sound at Le Bourget

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