So if Jets fly at mach-1+ and their missiles fly faster than the plane are these not hyper-sonic missiles?...what is the big deal many jets still carry missiles from the 1980s that are "Hyper-sonic" by this criteria..... or are they talking about "theater" missiles inter continental missiles.... ?
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The term Hypersonic is generally accepted to be Mach 5 or above. Not simply above supersonic.
Ahhh good so it is a bit of marketing...not being a logarithmic step up but a half step...
The rate at which objects travel faster than the speed of sound is expressed in terms of supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Such speeds are measured in terms of Mach. Mach number is defined as the ratio of speed of the aircraft to the speed of sound. Supersonic and Hypersonic are the two main types of speeds of flight. In scientific language, they are better known as the regimes of flight.
Supersonic speed
Supersonic speed is the rate of travel which exceeds the speed of sound, also referred to as Mach 1 speed. Since the speed of sound depends on temperature and composition of air, supersonic speed also varies with changing altitudes. In water at room temperature, it is greater than 1440 m/s, while in solids it is even more. An example of supersonic is, a bullet fired from a gun. Fighter planes and space shuttle also fly at these speeds. Concorde is the only passenger aircraft to travel at such speeds. It took its last flight in 2003 and it is not in use now. The term sonic boom is associated with these speeds. When an aircraft flies at this speed, a person on the ground hears a very loud noise, which is called sonic boom. Sonic boom is produced as a result of the movement of air molecules under a tremendous force.
Hypersonic speed
Hypersonic speeds correspond to very high supersonic speeds. They are basically Mach 5 speeds or five times the speed of sound. The speed of a hypersonic aircraft is around 3000 miles per hour. These speeds are again of three kinds, low hypersonic, hypersonic and high hypersonic. X-15 was the only manned aircraft to fly at low hypersonic speeds, i.e. at Mach 6. During its re-entry, space shuttle also acquires such speeds. The distance between shock wave, generated by a hypersonic aircraft and the aircraft is smaller than in case of supersonic aircraft.
2 booms, one from the leading edge of the aircraft and the other from the trailing edge.
Very good so super sonic ~>1240 fps.. Of course the space shuttle slows to hypersonic upon re-entry....transisioning from vacuum flight to air resistance.... Bonus question : Who flew the x-15......?
Some good answers in this thread, so I'll just add the trivia that a jet can fire its gun, and then maneuver in such a way that it shoots itself down with those same bullets. Ballistics is a funny thing. Here's the story:
Cool facts! Triganomically increasing the gravity assist through a steeper dive than the projectiles which may have been at terminal velocity while the tiger was not so limited due to continued thrust as opposed to impulse energy!!!!
I want an ultra hypersonic missile to shoot down CCP balloons.
Oh i did not know that (etamology is it?)
Thanks. I always get the study of bugs (Entemology) and the study of the origin of words Etymology confused...
I'm sure a jet flying at mach-1 is well above the safe threshold for releasing missiles. Just because they can fly that fast doesn't mean they can launch anything at that speed.
Perhaps while maneuvering, but under steady level flight the same foreces act on both the plane and the missile.....relativity a bit like tossing a ball in the air whil driving in your car... Excluding air resistance.. Missiles accelerate off of a rail. You are probably correct if considering a bomb though..
what?
Fun fact
Trident II missile=18,030 mph
Nuclear subs carry them.
Mach 24
https://spaceflight101.com/trident-ii-missile-test-wows-observers-in-california/