Showing posts with label mach number. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mach number. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 March 2012

SPEED OF SOUND, MACH NUMBER


    What is the speed of sound? How fast is Mach 1? What is the sound barrier? How fast do you have to go to break the sound barrier? How fast is the speed of sound at ground level? What does the term Mach number mean? What is the speed of an aircraft traveling at Mach 3 at an altitude of 30,000 feet? What is subsonic speed?