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Air Force says jets did not exceed Mach 1 in low passes over Chicago

The Air Force’s Thunderbirds are known for precise flying maneuvers at high speeds. But last week, Chicago residents said that the demonstration team’s jets broke windows on some local skyscrapers by breaking Mach 1 during practice flights for an airshow. The Air Force insists the F-16s flown by the Thunderbirds did not go supersonic during their flights, and therefore could not have created window-shattering sonic booms. “Regarding the [August …

Did you hear a sonic boom in Chicago last weekend? Here's what experts say happened

The "massive jolt," which occurred during Chicago Air and Water Show practice, caused windows in Lakeview to shatter.

Thunderbirds 'clearly' caused sonic booms at Chicago Air and Water Show practice, expert says

The U.S. Air Force denies its Thunderbirds went supersonic while practicing for the Chicago Air and Water Show on Friday, despite two blasts heard across the North Side that possibly shattered several windows in Lake View.But videos of the F-16 jets show an obvious sonic boom, according to one aeronautics professor."Those were clearly sonic booms," Matthew Clarke, assistant professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College …

Residents of East Lakeview buildings say windows shattered during Air and Water Show practice | News Channel 3-12

By Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story    CHICAGO (WLS) -- North Side residents say some of the windows at multiple condo

Residents of East Lakeview buildings say windows shattered during Air and Water Show practice

By Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — North Side residents say some of the windows at multiple condo buildings were shattered Friday morning during Air and Water show rehearsals. Residents said the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jets were flying low over the lakefront, and they heard a loud noise at the same time the glass shattered. Chicago police said a 311 report was made about 10:20 a.m., that four front lobby w…

Thunderbirds ‘clearly’ caused sonic booms at Chicago Air and Water Show practice, expert says

The U.S. Air Force denies its Thunderbirds went supersonic while practicing for the Chicago Air and Water Show on Friday, despite two blasts heard across the North Side that possibly shattered several windows in Lake View. But videos of the F-16 jets show an obvious sonic boom, according to one aeronautics professor. “Those were clearly sonic booms,” Matthew Clarke, assistant professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger C…