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17.8 Exercise 2

Avg difficulty 2.5

Due to efficiency considerations related to its bow wake, the supersonic transport aircraft must maintain a cruising speed that is a constant ratio to the speed of sound (a constant Mach number). If the aircraft flies from warm air into colder air, should it increase or decrease its speed? Explain your answer.

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, 17.8 Shock Waves, exercise 2

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