transonic aerodynamics
21Hypersonic — In aerodynamics, hypersonic speeds are speeds that are highly supersonic. Since the 1970s, the term has generally been assumed to refer to speeds of Mach 5 (5 times the speed of sound) and above. The hypersonic regime is a subset of the… …
22Miles M.52 — Artist s impression of the Miles M.52 Role Experimental supersonic aircraft …
23Theodore Theodorsen — Infobox Person name = Theodore Theodorsen image size = 140px birth date = birth date|1897|01|8 birth place = Sandefjord, Norway flagicon|Norway death date = 1978 death place = Long Island, New York, United States flagicon|USA occupation =… …
24North American P-51 variants — Main article: North American P 51 Mustang Further information: North American A 36, F 82 Twin Mustang The North American P 51 Mustang was an American long range single seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the… …
25Sound barrier — In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility …
26Edmund W. Pendleton — is an American research and development engineer, pilot, flight instructor, and author of technical publications on the subject of aerospace engineering. He is employed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio where he has worked on… …
27Theodore von Kármán — Infobox Scientist name = box width = image width =150px caption = Von Karman at the Caltech JPL birth date = birth date|1881|05|11 birth place = death date = death date and age|1963|05|06|1881|05|11 death place = residence = citizenship =… …
28Nose cone design — Given the problem of the aerodynamic design of the nose cone section of any vehicle or body meant to travel through a compressible fluid medium (such as a rocket or aircraft, missile or bullet), an important problem is the determination of the… …
29Gurney flap — The Gurney Flap (or wickerbill) is a small flat tab projecting from the trailing edge of a wing. Typically it is set at a right angle to the pressure side surface of the airfoil,cite journal author = Van Dam, C.P. coauthors = Yen, D.T.; Vijgen, P …
30P-51 Mustang — infobox Aircraft name = P 51 Mustang type = Fighter manufacturer =North American Aviation caption = North American P 51 Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st FG, summer 1944 first flight =26 October 1940 introduction =1942 retired =1957,… …
