The Navy said that due to weather conditions or the details of the test flight, a sonic boom may be felt or heard on land.
felt Monday afternoon throughout the state’s lower region was likely caused by supersonic test flights, a Navy spokesperson told NJ Advance Media.
The Navy spokesperson confirmed that Naval Air Station Patuxent River had an aircraft “executing supersonic test points as part of an approved test plan in a supersonic approved area.” The Department of Defense manages a strip of airspace known as the “Test Track.” It’s used for military testing, some of which requires supersonic speeds. It begins approximately three miles offshore over the Atlantic Ocean, the Navy said.
Military aircraft from NAX PAX and neighboring military bases visit the offshore Test Track on a routine basis to avoid flying over populated areas, but in spots “close enough for the safety of aircraft and pilots and to conserve on jet fuel to and from the test area,” the spokesperson said. Sonic booms generated in that area are not usually heard on land but sometimes weather conditions or “the details of the test flight” can cause a sonic boom to be felt or heard on land, officials said.By Tuesday morning, more than 35 people had reported feeling some sort of shaking in New Jersey and posted their
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