sound barriers

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sound barrier
ses engeli
sound barrier
ses duvarı
sound barrier
ses bariyeri
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sound barrier
A structure beside a highway designed to reduce the noise of traffic
sound barrier
The apparent physical boundary (caused by a sudden increase in drag) preventing objects from becoming supersonic
sound barrier
the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
sound barrier
If an aircraft breaks the sound barrier, it reaches a speed that is faster than the speed of sound. the sudden increase in air pressure against a vehicle, especially an aircraft, when it is travelling near the speed of sound break the sound barrier (=travel faster than the speed of sound). Sharp rise in aerodynamic drag that occurs as an aircraft approaches the speed of sound. At sea level the speed of sound is about 750 miles (1,200 km) per hour, and at 36,000 feet (11,000 metres) it is about 650 miles (1,050 km) per hour. The sound barrier was formerly an obstacle to supersonic flight. If an aircraft flies at somewhat less than sonic speed, the pressure waves (sound waves) it creates outspeed their sources and spread out ahead of it. Once the aircraft reaches sonic speed the waves are unable to get out of its way. Strong local shock waves form on the wings and body; airflow around the craft becomes unsteady, and severe buffeting may result, with serious stability difficulties and loss of control over flight characteristics. Generally, aircraft properly designed for supersonic flight have little difficulty in passing through the sound barrier, but the effect on those designed for efficient operation at subsonic speeds may become extremely dangerous. The first pilot to break the sound barrier was Chuck Yeager (1947), in the experimental X-1 aircraft
sound barrier
group of factors and negative forces by which a plane reaches a speed faster than that of sound
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