Commercial airliners fly in what is known as the transonic regime at Mach numbers between 0.8 and 1.0. While the airplane itself never exceeds the speed of sound, that doesn’t Keep reading
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Vapor Cones
Vapor cones typically appear around aircraft flying in the transonic regime–near, but still below, the speed of sound. Air moving over the vehicle accelerates and decelerates as it moves around Keep reading