Example 2. A high-speed AC 130 gunship is flying at a pressure altitude of 10 km. A Pitot tube on the wingtip measures a pressure of 4.24 x 104 N/m2. Calculate the Mach number at which the aircraft is flying.

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Example 2. A high-speed AC 130 gunship is flying at a pressure altitude of 10 km. A
Pitot tube on the wingtip measures a pressure of 4.24 x 10ª N/m2. Calculate the
Mach number at which the aircraft is flying.
Solution: Solving for P1 at an altitude of 10000 m, we get 2.65 x 104 N/m2
k-1
1.4-1
Po
k
4.24 x 104)
1.4
M?
k – 1
- 1
- 1
1.4 – 1
2.65 x 104
M? = 0.719
M1 = 0.848
Transcribed Image Text:Example 2. A high-speed AC 130 gunship is flying at a pressure altitude of 10 km. A Pitot tube on the wingtip measures a pressure of 4.24 x 10ª N/m2. Calculate the Mach number at which the aircraft is flying. Solution: Solving for P1 at an altitude of 10000 m, we get 2.65 x 104 N/m2 k-1 1.4-1 Po k 4.24 x 104) 1.4 M? k – 1 - 1 - 1 1.4 – 1 2.65 x 104 M? = 0.719 M1 = 0.848
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