by Santaanacanyon on October 14th, 2004

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Why is the speed of sound named "Mach 1"?

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  • by Graendal on October 18th, 2004

    Graendal

    MACH is calulated as follows:

    MACH # = Speed of Object / Speed of Sound

    Therefore, the only time Mach can equal 1 is when the speed of the object is exactly the speed of sound.

    To learn more about how MACH is calculated, go here - http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/mach.html

    BuzbyB also referred a very good link with - http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Dictionary/sound_barrier/DI94.htm


    Enjoy!

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    • The question was Why is it called Mach, not how fast it was or how to calculate it.

      blahbleh

      by blahbleh on January 14th, 2005

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