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On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:27:46 +0000, David CL Francis wrote:
Above Mach one the air does not detect the approaching aircraft! :-) If it did, what would happen? |
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On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 at 15:21:11 in message
, "00:00:00Hg" wrote: On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:27:46 +0000, David CL Francis wrote: Above Mach one the air does not detect the approaching aircraft! :-) If it did, what would happen? The whole point is that disturbances in the air are propagated at or near the velocity of sound. It follows that at supersonic speeds nothing happens to the air until it reaches the supersonic aircraft, or vice versa. -- David CL Francis |
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