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Mach Number - ratio <strong>of</strong> the aircraft speed to thespeed <strong>of</strong> sound, a (note a varies with altitude)Mach number can be easily computed using the followingequation,a=(RT(12)where:Ris the universal gas constant (287 N-m/ o K),(( = 1.4is the air temperature ( o K) andheat at constant volume ( for air)is the ratio <strong>of</strong> specificTVirginia Tech - <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Laboratory 17

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