High-Speed Flight

081 Principles of Flight. 12 items. Source: 081 04.

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Critical Mach number (Mcrit)

Free-stream Mach number at which local flow first reaches M 1.0

Mach tuck

Nose-down pitch as the centre of pressure moves aft at high Mach

Mach trimmer

Compensates automatically for Mach tuck