Plus, a SHOCK WAVE builds up in front...

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Carl... — 4/20/2002 1:40:20 PM (archived)

of the props the closer one gets to the SoS, hence they lose effectiveness and self-destruct...NOVA had it on PBS a few yearss back about P-51's i and how in a dive they became un-controllable until they blead off speed.

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A supersonic propeller-driven aircraft; is it possible? - Jacob Samorodin - 4/20/2002 4:55:53 PM
- Re: A supersonic propeller-driven aircraft - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2002 7:34:55 PM
- The physics are radically different for both - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/20/2002 7:20:35 PM
  - Supersonic Propellars... - Adam - 4/20/2002 10:20:29 AM
- Plus, a SHOCK WAVE builds up in front... - Carl... - 4/20/2002 1:40:20 PM
  - That was a problem with several WWII fighters, - Larry J - 4/21/2002 4:43:55 PM
- Not really - Larry J - 4/20/2002 11:02:23 AM

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