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Which of these does NOT fall as the Mach number of a supersonic wing is increased?

  • A.The lift coefficient at fixed incidence
  • B.The wave drag due to volume
  • C.The lift curve slope
  • D.The Mach cone half-angle

Answer: B

The volume-dependent wave drag coefficient does not simply fall with Mach number; it is governed by thickness. The other three all decrease, the lift quantities because linearised theory divides by the square root of the Mach number squared minus one, and the cone angle because its sine is the reciprocal of the Mach number.

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