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==Introduction==

==Normal, oblique and expansion waves==

==Flow over airfoils and wings==

===Subsonic flow===

===Transonic flow===

[[File:Transonic_flow_patterns.svg|300px|right|thumb|Transonic flow over an airfoil]]

[[File:Airfoils.svg|300px|right|thumb|Comparison of flow around conventional and supercritical airfoils at transonic speeds]]

[[File:NASA F-8A Crusader Supercritical Wing Aircraft - GPN-2000-002001.jpg|300px|right|thumb|NASA F-8A Crusader Supercritical Wing Aircraft]]

[[File:Airbus A380 blue sky.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A modern airliner [[Wikipedia:Airbus_A380|A380]], <math> M_{cruise}=0.85-0.96</math>]]

[[File:A400M.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A modern tuboprop military cargo airplane [[Wikipedia:A400M|A400M]], <math> M_{cruise}=0.68-0.72</math> and <math> M_{propeller}\approx 0.7-1.3</math>]]

[[File:NH-90 ILA-2006 2.jpg|300px|right|thumb|NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH), <math> M_{propeller}\approx 0.4-0.8</math>]]

===Supersonic flow===

==Flows through nozzles and diffusers==

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