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transonic flight

In jet engine: Low-bypass turbofans and turbojets
…as the engine’s working fluid—the ram effect. At transonic flight speed this pressure ratio is almost 2:1, so that the engine’s compressor may be built to provide that much less pressure where peak pressure is otherwise limiting.
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