It's an amazing site - a cone of vapor appearing around an aircraft which is travelling at transonic speed. Known as the Prandtl–Glauert Singularity, this astonishing effect simultaneously widens the eyes and drops the jaw. Yet how does it occur?
Monday, 8 October 2012
The Prandtl–Glauert Singularity
It's an amazing site - a cone of vapor appearing around an aircraft which is travelling at transonic speed. Known as the Prandtl–Glauert Singularity, this astonishing effect simultaneously widens the eyes and drops the jaw. Yet how does it occur?
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