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OBLIQUE SHOCK WAVE [2 records]

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Record 1 1985-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
DEF

A shock wave attached to the bow and tail of an aircraft flying at a speed greater than the speed of sound. The sides of the oblique shock wave form the Mach cone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Acoustics (Physics)
OBS

--a shock wave inclined to an oblique angle to the direction of flow in a supersonic field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Acoustique (Physique)
OBS

--c'est un passage brutal du supersonique au subsonique ou à un supersonique moins rapide.

Spanish

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