speed barrier
51thermal barrier — One of the limits to the speed at which an aircraft can fly. Exceeding the limiting speed can result in damage to the structure. A thermal barrier is normally related to aircraft flying at low levels at very high indicated air speeds …
52Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb — The Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Worcestershire, England, organised by the Midland Automobile Club (MAC). It is one of the oldest motorsport events in the world, and is in fact the oldest to have been staged continuously… …
53sonic barrier — n. the large increase of aerodynamic resistance encountered by some aircraft when flying near the speed of sound; sound barrier * * * …
54sound barrier — A so called barrier to flight encountered by an airplane designed for subsonic speeds when it reaches transonic speeds and meets the turbulence incident of diverse degrees of compressibility. An intense buffet and the loss of controls to a… …
55sonic barrier — n. the large increase of aerodynamic resistance encountered by some aircraft when flying near the speed of sound; sound barrier …
56Energy Equivalent Speed — Die Energy Equivalent Speed (kurz: EES) ist die Geschwindigkeit eines Fahrzeugs mit Gesamtmasse m, dessen kinetische Energie dann genau einer gegebenen Deformationsenergie entspricht. Nach einem Unfall kann aus dem Deformationsmuster des… …
57thermal barrier — Aeron., Rocketry. the high temperatures produced by the friction between a supersonic object and the earth s atmosphere that limit the speed of an airplane or rocket. Also called heat barrier. [1950 55] * * * …
58sound barrier, the — sound ,barrier, the noun the very strong air pressure that presses against an airplane when it starts to travel at the speed of sound …
59sound barrier — ► NOUN ▪ the speed of sound, regarded as presenting problems of drag, controllability, etc. for aircraft …
60thermal barrier — n. a limit to the speed of flight of vehicles in the atmosphere set by the effects of aerodynamic heating …
