Solved: A jet plane flies overhead at Mach 1.70 and at a

Chapter 16, Problem 16.55

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A jet plane flies overhead at Mach 1.70 and at a constant altitude of 950 m. (a) What is the angle of the shock-wave cone? (b) How much time after the plane passes directly overhead do you hear the sonic boom? Neglect the variation of the speed of sound with altitude.

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