A high-performance aircraft is flying at a Mach number of 1.8 at an altitude of 10,000 m,
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A high-performance aircraft is flying at a Mach number of 1.8 at an altitude of 10,000 m, where the temperature is −44°C and the pressure is 30.5 kPa.
a. How fast is the aircraft traveling in kilometers per hour?
b. The total temperature is an estimate of surface temperature on the aircraft . What is the total temperature under these conditions?
c. If the aircraft slows down, at what speed (kilometers per hour) will the Mach number be unity?
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Engineering Fluid Mechanics
ISBN: 9781118880685
11th Edition
Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson
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