Logo: Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence (SonicBAT)

Title: Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence (SonicBAT)

Designer: Amanda Spakes/AFRC Graphics

Year the patch was created: 2015

Explanation or back story: As part of the Commercial Supersonic Technology Project, SonicBAT investigated the effect of low-altitude turbulence on the loudness of sonic booms hitting the ground using an F/A-18 aircraft to generate booms and a TG-14, ground microphone array, and weather equipment to record the booms and weather data.

For more information on sonic booms: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/supersonic-technologies