Introduction to the special issue on supersonic jet noise

This editorial's goals are (1) to highlight a few key developments in supersonic jet and launch vehicle noise research over the past several decades while describing some of the critical modern requirements facing government and industry organizations and (2) to summarize the contributions of the articles in this Supersonic Jet Noise special issue in the context of these developments and requirements. (C) 2022 Acoustical Society of America.

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The goal of this editorial is to highlight the key developments in supersonic jet and launch vehicle noise research over the past several decades, as well as to describe the critical modern requirements facing government and industry organizations. Furthermore, it aims to summarize the contributions of the articles in this Supersonic Jet Noise special issue within the context of these developments and requirements.