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On October 3, 1967, test pilot William “Pete” Knight flew the X-15 hypersonic research veh...

On October 3, 1967, test pilot William “Pete” Knight flew the X-15 hypersonic research vehicle to a world’s speed record for an airplane; he achieved Mach 6.7 at an altitude of 102,100 ft.

(a) What was the maximum velocity in ft/s?


(b) What was the flow temperature at the nose of the vehicle?

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