The Science of Flight, Episode 12
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The Science of Flight, Episode 12
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eng
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The Science of Flight
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
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35
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During and just after World War II, the quest for ever faster fighter planes reached an apparent natural barrier - the speed of sound. On approaching this limit, aircraft became unstable and uncontrollable. Discover how a new approach to aircraft design solved the problem of compressibility and shock waves in this transonic region, paving the way for supersonic flight
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