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What is the significance of Mach number?
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The Mach number is used to describe an airplane’s speed in terms of the speed of sound. A plane’s Mach number is determined by dividing the airplane’s speed by the speed of sound. A plane traveling at the speed of sound has a speed of Mach 1.
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:25 pm
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