subsonic speed

collocation in English

meaningsofsubsonicandspeed

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subsonic
adjective
uk
/sʌbˈsɒn.ɪk/us
/sʌbˈsɑː.nɪk/
slower than the speed ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition ofsubsonicandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Until it reaches that point, it will be flying atsubsonicspeed.
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But there will be other travellers for whom the ability to get at twice highsubsonicspeedto their destination will be of the greatest possible advantage.
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Concorde cannot, however, attain supersonic speed until about 100 miles after take-off and must reduce to asubsonicspeedabout 100 miles before touch down.
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Wind-tunnel model tests apparently indicated serious loss of longitudinal stability at highsubsonicspeedas was then characteristic of existing aircraft.
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In an additional patent application, he adapted the engine forsubsonicspeed.
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Variable geometry would improve maneuverability atsubsonicspeed, but at the cost of decreased fuel tank capacity.
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When this occurs, an oblique shock wave is generated at the point where the flow slows back tosubsonicspeed.
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In an additional patent application he adapted the engine forsubsonicspeed.
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The probe was slowed from its arrival speed of about 47 kilometers per second tosubsonicspeedin less than two minutes.
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Then the final shock tosubsonicspeedis oblique with the subsonic region moving from the outside of the vortex to the inside.
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It follows that solitons may propagate at subsonic speeds in a cone of obliquity.
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Achieved speed and range are uncertain, lowsubsonicspeedis probable and all sources indicate a range much lower than the hoped-for 450 km (280 mi).
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Finally, will the aircraft have to fly across land at subsonic speeds?
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Will the aircraft have to fly across land at subsonic speeds?
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The early test flights which have been at subsonic speeds have been encouraging.
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The major expertise areas represented are aircraft design, particularly at subsonic speeds, flight simulation, space robotics, microsatellite technology, computational fluid dynamics and nuclear fusion.
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The bomber can fly at high subsonic speeds at altitudes reaching 50,000 feet.
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The bomber can fly at high subsonic speeds at altitudes that can reach 50,000 feet.
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Airflow behind the shock waves of a moving body are reduced to subsonic speeds.
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At supersonic speeds, airfoils generate lift in an entirely different manner than at subsonic speeds, and are invariably less efficient.
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