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The Prandtl–Glauert Singularity

Posted on the 08 October 2012 by Gerard @presurfer
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It's an amazing site - a cone of vapor appearing around an aircraft which is traveling at transonic speed. Known as the Prandtl–Glauert Singularity, this astonishing effect simultaneously widens the eyes and drops the jaw. Yet how does it occur?

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