Supersonic

now supersonic travel has been gone, but what made it disappear? Every year billions of people travel through by plane, so it would make sense that people would want to get where they are going faster. Supersonic travel was once very popular and now it will be seen why it has gone away. The average flight speed of a commercial aircraft today is 567 miles per hour. To break the sound barrier an aircraft must be traveling 767 miles per hour, and is considered supersonic, anything…

INTRODUCTION 1.1 OBJECTIVE The objective of this report is to give an insight into the world of supersonic flight in hopes that students and lecturers attending the annual, week-long “Learning and Sharing Festival” will educate themselves more about supersonic planes. 1.2 SCOPE This report discusses the design features and the functions of a general supersonic aircraft. It will also cover advantages and disadvantages, the target users and the possible recommendations to…

Do you know what a sonic boom is? Do you know how a sonic boom is created? After you read this paper you will be able to answer yes to both questions. A sonic boom is a thunder like sound that can only be heard on the ground. A sonic boom is a shock wave created by an airplane or another aerospace object flying equal to or greater than the speed of sound. A physicist named Ernst Mach established a way to measure airspeed to the speed of sound. (Wonderpolis pg.2). Mach 1 is when you are flying at…

In June of 2007, he was chosen second overall in the first round by the Seattle SuperSonics. Around that same time, Durant signed a $60 million, seven-year endorsement deal with Nike, a major deal at the time, exceeded only by LeBron James Nike contract. In his rookie season, Durant was selected as a member of the NBA's All-Rookie First Team and was named the NBA's "Rookie of the Year." After the 2007-08 season, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated the team from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma…

They later ended their engagement and relationship due to religious differences. Unmarried, Kevin Durant now lives in a recently bought home in Beachfront Malibu, estimated at twelve million. Kevin Durant’s basketball name began when he played for the Texas Longhorns in the University of Texas. He received many awards such as “player of the year,” After just one year of playing as a college freshmen, he drew much attention and signed to join the NBA. He later was drafted second for the Seattle…

He started playing basketball with the Amateur Athletic Union youth basketball team. His youth team won a total of two state championship games. Then he went on to play basketball at the University of Texas at Austin after high school. Just after one year of playing college basketball, he was drafted 2nd in the first round of the draft to go to the Seattle SuperSonics. Then the team later moves to Oklahoma and renamed to the Oklahoma City Thunder. At the moment Kevin Durant is playing on the…

asks himself at some point in his career in the league. Now to be fair,the answer depends largely on the team you were drafted to and the overall potential to win a championship. At the end of the day, professional basketball is a business first and entertainment second, so each team views players as small puzzle pieces; get the right pieces to fit together and you’ve built a potential championship contender, if the stars align in the postseason perhaps a dynasty building powerhouse. With…

Mission Statement: Our new team, the Seattle Supersonics will be using a similar mission statement that is relevant to several current NBA teams such as, the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies. The mission of the Seattle Supersonics is “To provide the city of Seattle with a sports entertainment organization that is dedicated to serving the community, the fanbase, employees, and the players.” Through this mission statement, the Supersonics will be able to show the city that they are…

Two summers ago, superstar forward Kevin Durant stunned the entire sports world and joined the Golden State Warriors. At the time, the Warriors had won 73 games and beat his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. Many sports fans were not happy with Durant’s decision and thought that he was taking the easy way out to win a championship. Fast forward to June 2018 and Durant is a two-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP. Even though he…

The news has spread like wildfire. Kevin Durant is now a member of the Golden State Warriors. Twitter exploded like the Fourth of July on Monday, which just so happened to be THE Fourth of July, and people and NBA players alike lost their minds. Several opinions have been thrown around these past couple days; Durant is a ring chaser, Durant is a traitor, and the list goes on and on. Not every opinion was bad though. A lot of the positive feedback came from Warriors fans — duh — and analysts…