Just found and read this patent application:
The idea is to fly at least one (or, perhaps, just one) Mach 1+ jet (piloted) around in specially planned patterns, creating sonic-booms within the eye and structure of a hurricane.
Two things should occur: If the booms are planned and controlled, their force can be 'tailored' to 'partially and/or fully -negate' the rotation of the hurricane's eye - disrupting and hopefully destroying it's force. Also, as the sonic-booms travel downward to the sea, they will increase the air-pressure below the eye, further contributing to the disruption of the hurricane's system.
Pretty fascinating stuff. And, at least in theory, should work. I doubt that the weather system would be 'destroyed', but could certainly have it's damaging force greatly reduced before making landfall.
...the method of suppressing, mitigating and/or completely eliminating hurricane structures via the destabilizing effect of supersonic booms generated by one or more airplanes capable of supersonic flight.
The idea is to fly at least one (or, perhaps, just one) Mach 1+ jet (piloted) around in specially planned patterns, creating sonic-booms within the eye and structure of a hurricane.
Two things should occur: If the booms are planned and controlled, their force can be 'tailored' to 'partially and/or fully -negate' the rotation of the hurricane's eye - disrupting and hopefully destroying it's force. Also, as the sonic-booms travel downward to the sea, they will increase the air-pressure below the eye, further contributing to the disruption of the hurricane's system.
Pretty fascinating stuff. And, at least in theory, should work. I doubt that the weather system would be 'destroyed', but could certainly have it's damaging force greatly reduced before making landfall.