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Old 17th January 2012 | 16:34
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MIKECR
 
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The Mach Number = TAS/LSS(local speed of sound)

Local Speed of sound = constant(38.94) x square root of temp(in degrees kelvin)

Just transpose the 2 formulae above.

And remember that the speed of sound is dependent on temperature.

Years since i did that in ATPL studies.....frightening thats its still in my head!!

And having just rattled it out on the calculator i get 250 knots!
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