Question

concorde

concorde supersonic transport flew at mach 2.2 at 20km altitude. concorde had four engines, each of which produces a thrust of 170kN. it mass on take -off was 185 tons and fuel was consumed at a rate of 22.6tons/h

a) what is the Mach angle?

b) How far behind the aircraft was it heard in the ground(take the atmosphere to have constant sound speed equal to 340m/s)?

c) what was the ratio of lift to drag 2hours into flight?

Answer 1

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