Supersonic flight

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• supersonic flight —       passage through the air at speed greater than the local velocity of sound. The speed of sound (Mach 1) varies with atmospheric pressure and temperature: in air at a temperature of 15 °C (59 °F) and sea level pressure, sound travels at about …   Universalium

• supersonic flight — viršgarsinis skrydis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. supersonic flight vok. Überschallgeschwindigkeitsflug, m rus. сверхзвуковой полёт, m pranc. vol supersonique, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• supersonic flight — A flight at an air speed at which the entire airflow over the aircraft is moving at a speed greater than that of sound …   Aviation dictionary

• Flight — is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air (or movement beyond earth s atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight) by aerodynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or aerostatically using… …   Wikipedia

• Supersonic transport — The Concorde supersonic transport had an ogival delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Rolls Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines. A supersonic transport (SST) is a civilian supersonic aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds… …   Wikipedia

• Supersonic — For other uses see Supersonic .The term supersonic is used to define a speed that is over the speed of sound (Mach 1). At a typical temperature like 21 °C (70 °F), the threshold value required for an object to be traveling at a supersonic speed… …   Wikipedia

• Supersonic aircraft — In aviation, a supersonic aircraft is one that is designed to exceed the speed of sound in at least some of its normal flight configurations.OverviewThe great majority of supersonic aircraft today are military or experimental aircraft. Most of… …   Wikipedia

• flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction  development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …   Universalium

• flight — [[t]fla͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ flights 1) N COUNT A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane. The flight will take four hours. 2) N COUNT: also N num You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular …   English dictionary

• flight — W2S3 [flaıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel)¦ 2¦(flying)¦ 3¦(movement through air)¦ 4¦(stairs)¦ 5¦(escape)¦ 6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy 7¦(birds)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: flyht] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Flight 714 — Graphicnovelbox| englishtitle=Flight 714 foreigntitle=Vol 714 pour Sydney caption=Cover of the old English edition, using its former title publisher=Casterman date=1968 series= The Adventures of Tintin (Les aventures de Tintin)… …   Wikipedia