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Critical Mach Number We can estimate the freestream Mach number at which the flow first accelerates above M 1 (locally) using the Prandtl-Glauert scaling and isentropic relationships. Recall from P-G: On the airfoil Cp (M ∞) Cp (M ∞ 2 0) surface: 1−M ∞ If we have Cp (M ∞ 0) say from an incompressible panel solution, we could then find Cp anywhere on the airfoil for higher M ∞ under the assumptions of P-G (linearized flow, M ∞ 1) . We can also use isentropic re