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Old 19th Nov 2015, 22:21
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Originally Posted by peekay4
Yes the faster you go, the higher you need to fly.

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What you say does not hold for supersonic flight.
i) The speed of sound is a function of air temperature ONLY.
ii) Temperature remains constant from the beginning of the stratosphere up to 65000 feet, after which the temperature increases again.
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