necessitating a high AOA is the most likely situation to cause a low-speed Mach buffet. The situation that increases, the angle of attack, the speed of the airflow over the wing, and chances of Mach buffet are (FAA, 2008):
Higher altitudes—the higher aircraft flies, leaner the air and the greater the angle of attack is necessary for producing the lift needed to preserve the flight level.
Heavy weights—the heavy aircraft, lead to greater lift from the wing and larger angle of attack.
Supersonic Design
Supersonic aircraft have a lot different structure, configuration and design. These differences are in term of the length of the fuselage, fuselage shape and wing shape; however, regardless of the differences it manages to break the sound barrier
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Delta Wing: advanced swept wing, it pulls the wings back and creating even less drag. The aspect of delta wing is that the aircraft has to fly fast in an enormous speed exceeds the speed of sound in order the wing to be effective. Delta wing only found and operates efficiently on supersonic aircraft to exceed the speed of sound. There are some supersonic aircraft that uses delta wing such as, space shutter and fighter jet. In the other hand, as for commercial the Russian TU-144 and Concorde both of which could cruise at supersonic speeds (NASA, 2010).
Sonic Booms
Supersonic aircraft are designed to fly at speed of sound. While they fly, the aircraft produce pressure waves or sounds. This sound generates a sonic boom, which is a loud sound produced by the pressure waves trailing behind the supersonic aircraft. There are three types of sonic booms can produced by supersonic speeds such as (PSU, 2015):
1- N-wave: the sonic boom is formed by aircraft flying straight and at constant speed.
2- U-waves: sonic boom is formed from maneuvering flights. In this stage, the sound is louder and more focused.
3- Secondary boom waves: It comes from sound firstly traveling away from the aircraft and then it’s reflected downward to far locations. Sound rumbles and can be quiet and difficult to
Major Ted Tolman’s F-105 Thud fighter/bomber streaked through the air at just under the speed of sound. His aircraft performed modestly at best, struggling to maintain its speed and altitude under the heavy load of ordinance and fuel it carried under its wings (Patrick).
During World War II (WW2) the aeroplane proved to be the military’s greatest asset. It was dominant as it was versatile. Unlike the tank, boat or even the foot soldier the planes can serve in all areas of one countries military, land, sea and of course the air. They could fight where ever needed. Not only did they attack in dog fights or bombing raids they could go for a surveillance or reconnaissance to assist their forces. They destroyed many enemies industrial plants and provided many ground combat support.
2a. The wind that will produce the largest waves is wind B because it has the largest amount of time and it is a strong wind and has the most distance to travel.
If you put your finger gently on a loudspeaker you will feel it vibrate - if it is playing a low note loudly you can see it moving. When it moves forwards, it compresses the air next to it, which raises its pressure. Some of this air flows outwards, compressing the next layer of air. The disturbance in the air spreads out as a travelling sound wave. Ultimately this sound wave causes a very tiny vibration in your eardrum - but that's another story.
... force toward the rear that must be overcome by the forward thrust of the engines. As the angle of attack of an airplane is increased, the plane gains lift, but the lift is limited. As the angle is increased, air turbulence spreads over the wing. Then at a certain critical point (an angle of about 14 degrees in many airplanes), the wing loses lift and the plane stalls, nosing over into a dive.
This book covers many of the various details about the airplanes that were made by
Almost every decision involving an aircraft is either going to be affected by the four forces of flight, or alter those forces in some manner. These forces are governed by laws of nature, but can be manipulated to create conditions beneficial to a particular mission. Understanding these forces will enable the managers, laborers, pilots, and crew to make the necessary decisions to get the performance needed from their aircraft. This understanding does not always happen, and is often passed down erroneously from generation to generation. (Smith, 1992) A basic accurate knowledge of how an airplane interacts with the air around it will empower those who have it to make well informed decisions as aviation professionals.
Ultrasound is sound waves that have a frequency above human audible. (Ultrasound Physics and Instrument 111). With a shorter wavelength than audible sound, these waves can be directed into a narrow beam that is used in imaging soft tissues. As with audible sound waves, ultrasound waves must have a medium in which to travel and are subject to interference. In addition, much like light rays, they can be reflected, refracted, and focused.
The most important factor in determining the lift generated by an airplane is the angle of attack. The angle of attack is the degree measure from the horizontal that a wing is elevated or declined. When the angle of attack is between 1 and 20 degrees, the most lift is generated. To find the lift generated by a particular area of wing in a standard airfoil shape, a teardrop with the fat end facing forward, the equation L=Cl 1/2 (pV2)S. Cl is the lift coeficent, which is determined by the shape of the airfoil and the angle of attack. P stands for the air mass density, V for the velocity of the air passing over the wing, and S for the area of the wing when viewed from above or below.
Flight uses four forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. In a nutshell; so to speak, an airplane must create enough lift to support its own weight. Secondly, the airplane must produce thrust to propel itself. Finally, the aircraft must overcome the drag or the force of resistance on the airplane that is moving through the air. All four of these forces are vital and necessary for an aircraft to move, takeoff, fly, and land.
The history of flying dates back as early as the fifteenth century. A Renaissance man named Leonardo da Vinci introduced a flying machine known as the ornithopter. Da Vinci proposed the idea of a machine that had bird like flying capabilities. Today no ornithopters exist due to the restrictions of humans, and that the ornithopters just aren’t practical. During the eighteenth century a philosopher named Sir George Cayley had practical ideas of modern aircraft. Cayley never really designed any workable aircraft, but had many incredible ideas such as lift, thrust, and rigid wings to provide for lift. In the late nineteenth century the progress of aircraft picks up. Several designers such as Henson and Langley, both paved the way for the early 1900’s aircraft design. Two of the most important people in history of flight were the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers were given the nickname the “fathers of the heavier than air flying machine” for their numerous flights at their estate in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright created a motor-powered biplane in which they established incredible feats of the time. The Wright Brothers perfected their design of the heavier than air flying ma...
Sonic booms. A sonic boom is a sound created by a supersonic aircraft traveling through the air at a speed faster than the speed of sound. During the flight, the supersonic aircraft tends to generate a massive amount of sound energy, which was so disruptive that several countries have to restrict or completely prohibit such aircraft from flying over land (Kachoria, 2013). Nonetheless, countries like the United State, Great Britain and France had allowed Trans-Atlantic flights only.
Tillery, B. (2012). Wave Motions and Sound. Physical science (9th ed., pp. 115-134). New York,
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