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Old 26th December 2007 | 09:11
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Originally Posted by Condor66
For an airplane to come close to the speed of sound (transonic) or beyond the speed of sound (supersonic) the airfoil must, among many other factors, have a high degree of sweep
Dear me. Like the Bell X-1, I suppose.

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