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So you are right they were not going supersonic speeds, not even close. Yes their ground speed exceeded the speed of sound, but ground speed is only meaningful with how fast the plane is going to get to its destination. The plane only cares about air speed.
So it is all about the frame of reference. For a plane in flight the air is in a different frame of reference than the ground. To be supersonic the plane needs to be moving supersonic speeds in relation to the air not the ground.
Also just to make life more fun supersonic is not a transition that happens at a set speed. It is actually pressure dependent. At standard pressure and temperature it is 786mph, but it will go up and down with changes to pressure and temperature.
The true definition of supersonic is when the air the plane is pushing is no longer able to flow around the plane and instead is compressed in front of it. But that definition is hard to put on an air speed indicator so they just use 786mph better known as Mach 1.0.
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Yes, we know this, but can you expound upon how the penguins factor in?
The in flight entertainment system runs linux
I all ready covered that 😋
https://lemmy.world/post/11881718
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