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Answer by fooot for What control issues did the X-1 have to overcome to...
The phenomenon you are describing is called "Mach tuck." As Peter described, the location of the lift forces changes, which can be more than the elevator can compensate for.There is also another factor...
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The control problems are caused by a shift of the aerodynamic forces. In subsonic flight, they are mostly created in the forward part of the wing (the lift increase with angle of attack works at the...
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In Chuck Yeager's autobiography, he went into a little bit of detail as to why the X-1 was able to break the sound barrier safely where as the P-51D he flew during WWII could not have safely broken the...
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