anti-shock body
anti-shock body · anti-shock bodies
A pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's…A pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.
Meaning
1 sensesA pod, protuberance, or swelling used to adjust the variation in an aircraft's cross-sectional area along its length so as to better conform to the area rule, reducing wave drag at transonic speeds.
Forms
plural: anti-shock bodies| Singular | anti-shock body |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsASBKüchemann carrot