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Can Super Heavy by listed as derived from Starship?

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Super Heavy is derived from Starship (Same diameter, common dome design (Except for IFT-3 through IFT-6), ect, ect). But they are part of the same vehicle, so... maybe not? Redacted II (talk) 14:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

List of Super Heavy Boosters Divide

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I have created a draft for the List of Super Heavy boosters article. Redacted II (talk) 21:59, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Sound

Latest comment: 9 days ago7 comments3 people in discussion

Should there be a description of the sound generated during launch and landing (especially the sonic boom)? Redacted II (talk) 03:57, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

No. Describing a "sound" which is different to any location is senseless and does not improve the article in any way. 80.187.75.118 (talk) 21:43, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

The sound produced by Super Heavy is notable enough to warrant a NSF article.

Intensity of the sound can be mentioned. For example (this is a rough draft of an edit. There will be errors. All information is sourced from linked article):

Super Heavy generates large amounts of noise on both ascent and descent, with liftoff being nearly nearly six times louder than a launch of the Space Launch System. The sonic boom generated during descent is 110 dB as measured from twenty km, 20 dB louder than the Falcon 9. During Starship's fifth flight test, the sonic booms from the descent of the Super Heavy booster set off multiple car alarms over ten km from the launch site. Redacted II (talk) 23:11, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

On a somewhat related note, I can't seem to find an article specifically about rocket noises on Wikipedia.

Maybe it's time to start grabbing info on how supersonic jets generate shockwaves via boundary instabilities? Stoplookin9 Hey there! Send me a message! 01:24, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'll try to start hammering out a draft tomorrow. Redacted II (talk) 03:53, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

On further thought: isn't that at least somewhat covered by Shock Diamond? Redacted II (talk) 19:57, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

CNN Report on the noise.

This is quite notable Redacted II (talk) 13:50, 24 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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