transonic
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(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
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a sonic boom
Finally, the Me 262 wing had only a slight sweep, incorporated for trim ( center of gravity ) reasons and likely would have suffered structural failure due to divergence at high transonic speeds.
Fan blades of Langley Research Center 's 16 foot transonic wind tunnel in 1990, before it was mothballed in 2004.
The Whitcomb area rule, also called the transonic area rule, is a design technique used to reduce an aircraft 's drag at transonic and supersonic speeds, particularly between Mach 0.75 and 1.2.
But this equation is not valid for transonic flows where the Area rule applies.
Euler–Tricomi equation The Euler–Tricomi equation is used in the investigation of transonic flow.