Which risk increases when helicopter rotor tip speed approaches supersonic?

💡 Explanation

Approaching supersonic speeds causes compressibility leading to shock waves. Increased wave drag results from the shock-induced pressure increase downstream; this happens because the local Mach number affects the drag coefficient, therefore wave drag increase rather than those other consequences in subsonic regimes.

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