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← ScienceWhich phenomenon prevents indefinitely increasing propeller rotational speed on aircraft?
A)Transonic drag increases drastically✓
B)Propeller blades enter flutter regime
C)Engine torque asymptotically decreases
D)Compressibility effects induce vibrations
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Transonic drag prevents indefinitely increasing propeller rotational speed, because the blade tips approach the speed of sound, greatly increasing form drag due to wave formation; therefore, drag surges rather than constant speed, and it becomes more than aerodynamic flutter.
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