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Mach Number

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Mach number

2.004

Supersonic flight regime

True airspeed

600.00 m/s

2,160.00 km/h ≈ 1,166.3 knots

Local speed of sound

299.46 m/s

1,078.06 km/h

Air temperature

-50.0 °C

-58.0 °F / 223.1 K

Mach wave geometry

M 2.00 · Supersonic

Mach compares aircraft speed with the local speed of sound; supersonic disturbances form a trailing cone.

flight pathVμ

Aircraft speed

V = 600.0 m/s

Local sound speed

a = 299.5 m/s

Trailing Mach cone

Disturbances stay behind the aircraft.

Mach angle

μ = 29.9°

Regime map

M 2.00
00.813510

Wave behavior

Trailing Mach cone

Temperature model

ISA -50.0°C

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