Current Attempt in Progress At the seashore, you observe a high-speed aircraft moving overhead at an elevation of 9800 ft. You hear the plane 6s after it passes directly overhead. Using a nominal air temperature of 40 °F, estimate (a) the Mach number, (b) the speed of the aircraft. (a) Ma= i (b) V= i ft/s
Current Attempt in Progress At the seashore, you observe a high-speed aircraft moving overhead at an elevation of 9800 ft. You hear the plane 6s after it passes directly overhead. Using a nominal air temperature of 40 °F, estimate (a) the Mach number, (b) the speed of the aircraft. (a) Ma= i (b) V= i ft/s
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At the seashore, you observe a high-speed aircraft moving overhead at an elevation of 9800 ft. You hear the plane 6 s after it passes directly overhead. Using a nominal air temperature of 40 °F, estimate (a) the Mach number. (b) the speed of the aircraft.
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