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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy
Thanks Scott, yes, Cape Canaveral FL. We were about 13mi from the launch pad and 8mi from the booster LZ.
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13 miles X 5280 ft = 68,640 feet away.
Divide by 1115 feet per second for the speed of sound in air = 61.6 seconds for sound to arrive.
Maybe a second or so for thrust to spool up.
Sound kicks in at 63 seconds.
Damn, that's spot on.