Question to Mxmanic
Again, actually he doesn't.
mike
"rq3" wrote in message
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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. You have the concepts reversed in your
head.
Rip
If you look in books on aerodynamics, you'll find that air is effectively
an
incompressible fluid at low speeds, such as those encountered in small
aircraft. It isn't until you get to the transonic range that compression
starts to be an issue, and the rules change substantially at and beyond
the
speed of sound.
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