Figure 1 Bloodhound SSC rear dynamic
The terms in bold link to topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA A-level specifications, as well as the IB, Pre-U and SQA exam specifications.
The engineering challenge of making a supersonic vehicle involves many areas of physics: forces must accelerate, but not destabilise, the vehicle; velocity and acceleration must be monitored and controlled. It is also important to understand how sound speed depends on molecular motion and hence on temperature.
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