The Pitot tube on a supersonic aircraft (see Video V3.8) cruising at an altitude of (30,000 mathrm{ft})

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The Pitot tube on a supersonic aircraft (see Video V3.8) cruising at an altitude of \(30,000 \mathrm{ft}\) senses a stagnation pressure of 12 psia. If the atmosphere is considered standard, determine the airspeed and Mach number of the aircraft. A shock wave is present just upstream of the probe impact hole.

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

8th Edition

Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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