Sound Barrier

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs sonic barrier
gptkbp:category supersonic flight
transonic flight
gptkbp:cause shock waves
gptkbp:defines the increase in aerodynamic drag and other effects experienced by an object when it approaches the speed of sound in air
gptkbp:effect sonic boom
gptkbp:firstBrokenBy gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkbp:firstBrokenIn gptkb:Bell_X-1
gptkbp:firstBrokenOn October 14, 1947
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sound Barrier
gptkbp:Mach_number 1
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Mach_number
gptkbp:occurredIn approximately 1,235 kilometers per hour at sea level
approximately 343 meters per second at sea level
approximately 767 miles per hour at sea level
gptkbp:opposedBy subsonic flight
gptkbp:relatedTo aviation
physics
aerodynamics
speed of sound
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rene_LaVice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6