Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech traveled faster than the speed of sound even at idle thrust, producing a continuous visible sonic boom that radiated laterally from the propellers for hundreds of yards. The shock wave was actually powerful enough to knock a man down; an unfortunate crew chief who was inside a nearby C-47 was severely incapacitated during a 30-minute ground run. Coupled with the already considerable noise from the subsonic aspect of the propeller and the T40's dual turbine sections, the aircraft was notorious for inducing severe nausea and headaches among ground crews. In one report, a Republic engineer suffered a seizure after close
Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom is an acoustic three-piece band led by Davíd Garza. The name is derived from the sounds of the guitar, bass, and drums. Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom was described by the Austin Chronicle as “one of the most breathtaking musical projects Austin has ever seen.” . For 10 months, the trio of Davíd Garza, Jeff Haley, and Chris Searles played humorous tunes with the bare-bones setup of guitar, upright bass, and a guitar case standing in for drums. It began when Garza and his music-school friends decided to go busk in the West Mall of Austin,