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[[File:FA-18 Hornet breaking sound barrier (7 July 1999).jpg|thumb|Aerodynamic condensation evidences of Prandtl–Meyer expansion fan|supersonic expansion fans around a transonic F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18]]
[[File:Sears-Haack.png|thumb|right|The Sears–Haack body presents a cross-sectional area variation that minimises wave drag.]]
[[File:Shock wave above airliner wing (7).jpg|thumb|Shock waves may appear as weak optical disturbances above airliners with supercritical airfoil|supercritical wings]]
[[File:Transonic flow patterns.svg|right|thumb|Transonic flow patterns on an airfoil showing flow patterns at and above critical Mach number]]


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Revision as of 08:55, 10 April 2025

F/A-18
The Sears–Haack body presents a cross-sectional area variation that minimises wave drag.
supercritical wings
Transonic flow patterns on an airfoil showing flow patterns at and above critical Mach number