cone-shaped shock wave

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• Mach cone — The cone shaped shock wave produced by a sharp pointed object moving through the atmosphere at a speed greater than Mach 1. The area bounded by the sides of an oblique shock wave forms the Mach cone …   Aviation dictionary

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• Mach line — A theoretical line representing the backsweep of a cone shaped shock wave made by an assumed infinitesimally small particle moving at the same speed and along the same flight path as that of an actual body or particle. This line, as represented… …   Aviation dictionary

• sonic boom — n. an explosive sound that results when the cone shaped shock wave caused by an object, as an airplane, traveling at supersonic speed touches the ground …   English World dictionary

• Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… …   Wikipedia

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