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aerodynamics
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aerodynamics,
the study of air or other gases in motion or of bodies moving in air.


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AFPN) -- For an aircraft to achieve hypersonic speeds, ranging from 6,000 to 15,000 mph (Mach 9 to Mach 22), and reach altitudes between 100,000 to 150,000 feet, it needs an airframe structure designed to survive intense heat and pressure.
Air Force Materiel Command news service (Jan. 27, 2006): high-speed ... by Kleiman, Michael P. / Defense AT & L
A: The flight demonstrated that a scramjet engine could fly at hypersonic speeds.
High flier: Laurie Marshall Grindle still wants to be an astronaut, ... by Potkewitz, Hilary / Los Angeles Business Journal
The wedge-shaped vehicle, called an X-43A or Hyper-X, separated from its booster rocket and zoomed at a hypersonic speed of seven times the speed of sound--a record for air-breathing jet planes.
Long-sought technology finally propels a plane by Weiss, P. / Science News
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