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Aerospace glossary

Stagnation temperature

Also called total temperature

The temperature air reaches when brought to rest against a vehicle's surface, such as its nose or leading edges. It rises steeply with speed, reaching ≈1,000 °C at Mach 5 in the stratosphere.

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