For transonic aircraft, is the vapor cone always completely contained within the mach cone? I understand the condensation is due to a low pressure region, what is the physical process behind the
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Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer) on Twitter: "19 This creates a big jump in pressure (you may have heard of an N-wave) & the wave travels to your ears, which your brain
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Why is the back of the vapor cone on this F-18 SO perfectly flat? It doesn't really make sense (to me) that something moving SO fast in such a turbulent environment could
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