Fighter pilot "Dozen" breaks down the speed of sound, explaining how it works, how it relates to Mach 1, and why higher pilots need to break the sound barrier regularly.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - How fast is the speed of sound?
0:55 - The speed of sound at different altitudes
1:50 - Why Mach 1 instead of 1 Mach?
2:35 - The first invention that broke the speed of sound
3:19 - Chuck Yeager is the first pilot to exceed Mach 1 in the Bell X-1
3:59 - Vapor cones, shockwaves, transonic flight
4:46 - Why fighter pilots go supersonic
6:17 - What going supersonic feels like
7:23 - Getting "boomed" in class
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