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Old 21st Mar 2018, 13:11
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wiggy
 
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As GBS says it’s ballpark stuff and FWIW it’s what I’ve always used....as for needing a “reference” or “reference material...” well TBH it’s a function of the basic school Physics and basic maths:

https://www.ck12.org/physics/speed-o...f-Sound-MS-PS/

As a clue well, Mach 1 at cruise alt temperatures is very roughly 10 nautical Miles a minute or 600 nm per hour..the rest follows....
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