Mach number which was also unit-first, and may have influenced the use of the term Mach. In the decade preceding faster-than-sound human flight, aeronautical engineers referred to the speed of sound as "Mach's number", never "Mach 1". Mach number is useful because the fluid behaves in a similar manner at a given Mach number, regardless of other variables. As modeled in the International Standard Atmosphere, dry air at mean sea level, standard temperature of , the speed of sound is . The speed of sound is not a constant; in a gas, it increases as the absolute temperature increases, and since atmospheric
Mach Song to 100,00 copies, distributed through their vast community networks within and without their areas of physical presence. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005), Mach Song monthly printed 50,000 additional copies for six months for distribution to hurricane victims. They similarly increased the circulation of Mach Song monthly after Hurricane Ike (2008). Mach Song Mach Song (, literally "Life Stream") is a national monthly bilingual Vietnamese–English newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The paper has a readership of approximately 75,000 in 15 cities across the United States and is published by "Boat People SOS"—a national Vietnamese American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Working