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Old 4th Feb 2003, 13:40
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Mach number is actually dependent on air density, which is generally a function of temperature.

Mach number can be worked out from the temperature this way:

38.94 times sqrt of the absolute temperature

Ie at sea level (15C) = 38.94 times 288
= 660 kts
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