A helping hand for those currently home schooling. Sometimes to protect our skies, RAF Typhoons have to fly above the speed of sound to reach somewhere quickly. This creates a sonic boom, but have you ever wondered what one is? This short clip here explains it all. Today, RAF Typhoon aircraft were scrambled on a Quick Reaction Alert operation after a civilian aircraft lost comms in UK Airspace. Our jets went supersonic to reach the aircraft quickly, creating a sonic boom heard by many in the Sou