Universe TodaySpace and astronomy news

Login
  • Login
  • Home
  • Members
  • Guide to Space
  • Carnival
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Forum
  • Contact
  • Privacy
What is Sound

Guide to Space

How Fast is Mach One?

11 Jul , 2017 by Matt Williams

While we tend to think of Mach One as being the speed it takes to break the sound barrier, its a bit more complicated than that, and requires a little math!

aircraft, Chelyabinsk meteor, Featured, hypersonic, mach 1, mach number, spacecraft, speed of sound, supersonic

Aeronautics, Videos

The Awesome Complexity of Hypersonic Flight

18 May , 2012 by Jason Major

Researchers at Stanford University are working on solutions to the inherent difficulties of hypersonic flight — speeds of over Mach 5, or 3,000 mph (4828 km/h) — and they’ve created one amazing computer model illustrating the dynamics of air temperature variations created at those intense speeds. [/caption] According to a news article from Stanford University, […]

aeronautics, flight, fluid dynamics, hypersonic, Mach speed, scramjet, Stanford

Weekly Email Newsletter from Fraser Cain

* indicates required

View previous campaigns.


© Copyright 2018    Universe Today TOP
Powered by Fraser Cain
Close Help make Universe Today better today! See no ads, get videos early, hang out with the team