The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, (/mɑːk/; German: [max]) is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity...
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In aerodynamics, the critical Mach number (Mcr or M*) of an aircraft is the lowest Mach number at which the airflow over some point of the aircraft reaches...
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Hypersonic speed (redirect from Mach 10 (speed))
speed of sound, often stated as starting at speeds of Mach 5 and above. The precise Mach number at which a craft can be said to be flying at hypersonic...
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ratio of the speed of a flow or object to that of sound is named the Mach number in his honour. As a philosopher of science, he was a major influence...
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Look up Mach or mach in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mach most commonly refers to Mach number, the speed of sound in local conditions. It may also...
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Mach 5 or variation, may refer to: Mach 5 (speed), a mach number representing the delimiting speed separating supersonic speed (below Mach 5) from hypersonic...
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Airspeed (section Mach number)
airspeed), but other measures of airspeed, such as indicated airspeed and Mach number give useful information about the capabilities and limitations of airplane...
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Mach 10 or variation, may refer to: Mach number for ten times the speed of sound Hypersonic speed of 10 times the speed of sound Mach 10 Training Systems...
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V speeds (redirect from Maximum operating Mach number)
expressed by a Mach number, it is expressed relative to the local speed of sound, e.g. VMO: Maximum operating speed, MMO: Maximum operating Mach number. V1 is...
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The drag-divergence Mach number (not to be confused with critical Mach number) is the Mach number at which the aerodynamic drag on an airfoil or airframe...
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