sound barrier in English

noun
1
the increased drag, reduced controllability, and other effects that occur when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound, formerly regarded as an obstacle to supersonic flight.
On its third flight, the aircraft broke the sound barrier , reaching a speed of Mach 1.1.
noun

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1. They said the sound barrier could never be broken.

2. The Cougar was the first jet to break the sound barrier in Argentina.

3. Skydiver Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle.

4. George Welch allegedly breaks the sound barrier during a dive in the North American XP-86.

5. The aircraft went into a diving speed of Mach 0.99, and may have broken the sound barrier.

6. Clumping bamboo has a tight growing habit which makes it an excellent visual screen and sound barrier, all without endangering the neighborhood

7. Two A-7Ds were extensively modified, the first one flying on 29 November 1989, and breaking the sound barrier on its second flight.