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BASE_DRAG_HIGH_TOP_MACH

Constant BASE_DRAG_HIGH_TOP_MACH 

Source
pub const BASE_DRAG_HIGH_TOP_MACH: f64 = 1.2;
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The last Mach number where base drag is measured to read high: 1.2 (0.208 against MIL-HDBK-762’s 0.194, issue #68). Past it a flight’s warning adds the low side (BASE_DRAG_LOW_MACH); between the two the sign is unmeasured.