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A supersonic aircraft cruises at M=2.2 at 12 km altitude. A pitot tube is used to sense pressure for calculating airspeed. A normal shock stands in front of the tube.

a) Evaluate the local isentropic stagnation conditions in front of the shock.
b) Estimate the stagnation pressure sensed by the pitot tube.