Mach Number - Compute Mach number using velocity and speed of sound

Library

Flight Parameters

Description

The Mach Number block computes Mach number.

Mach number is defined as

where is speed of sound and V is velocity vector.

Dialog Box

Inputs and Outputs

InputDimension TypeDescription

First

 Contains the velocity vector.

Second

 Contains the speed of sound.

OutputDimension TypeDescription

First

3-by-1 vectorContains the Mach number.

Examples

See Airframe in the aeroblk_HL20 model for an example of this block.

See Also

Aerodynamic Forces and Moments

Dynamic Pressure

  


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