Correction.The article "Sonic Boom sonic boom, shock wave produced by an object moving through the air at supersonic 1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air. 2. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility. su speed, i.e., faster than the speed of sound. Since sound is a mechanical disturbance that propagates through the air, there is a limit to its speed. An object such as an airplane, moving through the air, generates sound.: Tokyo to New York in Six Hours" (Spring '06) incorrectly stated that JAXA JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency tested the Silent Supersonic Technology Demonstrator. JAXA tested the Scaled Experimental Supersonic Demonstrator. JAXA was formed through the merging of the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL NAL - Nalchik (Russia) per·son i·cal·ly adv.NAL - National Accelerator Laboratory NAL - National Acoustic Laboratories (Australia) NAL - National Aeronautics Laboratory (Bangalore, India) NAL - National Aerospace Laboratory (Japan) NAL - National Agricultural Library (Agricultural Research Service; US Department of Agriculture) NAL - Natural Attractions Jewelry (Canada) NAL - Naval Air Logistics NAL - NetWare Application Launcher), the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA NASDA - National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (New Zealand) NASDA - National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA - National Association of State Development Agencies NASDA - National Space Development Agency (Japanese Space Agency) NASDA - North American South Devon Association NASDA - North American Strategic Defense Agency) and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS ISAS - Independent Schools Association of the Southwest ISAS - Informatics Systems Analysis and Synthesis ISAS - Institute for Space and Aeronautical Sciences ISAS - Institute for the Synergy of Arts and Sciences ISAS - Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems (Vienna University of Technology; Vienna, Austria) ISAS - Institute of South Asian Studies ISAS - Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science ISAS - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Japan)), not from the merging of NAL, NASDA, and the Noshiro Rocket Testing Centre, as reported. The article stated Dr. Takeshi Ohnuki holds a PhD in Field Dynamics. Dr. Ohnuki's degree is in Fluid Dynamics. |
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