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SIO397: Why Is Flying Not Any Faster Than 60 Years Ago?

SIO397: Why Is Flying Not Any Faster Than 60 Years Ago?

Update: 2023-10-31
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It's a phun physics phepisode! Dr. Bryan Gillis is here to teach us about some of the interesting physics of air travel. Why is breaking the speed of sound so difficult? What's a sonic boom? How do flights make up time in the air? And probably some way more interesting stuff as well!
 
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SIO397: Why Is Flying Not Any Faster Than 60 Years Ago?

SIO397: Why Is Flying Not Any Faster Than 60 Years Ago?