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Old April 17th 07, 07:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
rq3
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Wrong yet again! Wow, you're batting 1000! Most of the gases in air
require cooling in addition to compression to liquefy.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
rq3 writes:

Anthony, my boy, your interpretation is incorrect. At Mach, the air has
compressed as much as it can, which is why it takes so much energy to
force a solid object through Mach.


If it were compressed as much as it could be, it would be a liquid.