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How Fast Is Mach 1? (And Can You Actually Feel It?)

When legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and flew the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 in 1947, it was the greatest aviation milestone ever achieved at that time. These days, however, reaching ...
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How Fast Is Supersonic Flight And How Does It Work?

The speed of sound, which is the speed at which a sound wave moves through the air from its source is about 768 miles per hour at sea level. Until after World War II, no aircraft on earth, ...
CNN

Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news ...
Nature

Low Mach Number Limits in Magnetohydrodynamics and Navier-Stokes Equations

The study of low Mach number limits is central to advancing our understanding of fluid dynamics under nearly incompressible conditions. In both magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and the Navier-Stokes ...