Current is measured in Amperes (usually just referred to as âAmpsâ). An ampere is defined as 6.241*10 18 electrons (1 Coulomb) per second passing through a point in a circuit. Amps are represented in equations by the letter âIâ.
The X-1, piloted by Chuck Yeager, was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight and was the first of the X-planes, a series of American experimental rocket planes (and non-rocket planes) designated for testing of new technologies and often kept secret.
Simply put, the denser the material the faster the sound waves travel. The speed of sound through air at ground level is approximately 760 mph, or approximately 1100 feet per second. The old lightning/thunder trick offers a good example. For approximately every five seconds the sound travels is one mile.