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• Shock-stall — A shock stall is a stall caused by the airflow over an aircraft s wings being disturbed by shock waves when flying at or near to the aircraft s critical Mach number.Shock stall is the separation of the boundary layer behind the shock… …   Wikipedia

• shock stall — A sudden reduction of the lift and an increase in the drag on an airfoil brought about at high Mach numbers by the airflow separation aft of a shock wave. Severe buffeting caused by a turbulent airflow behind the shock wave may also take place. A …   Aviation dictionary

• shock stall — noun : a stall induced by separation of flow caused by pressure changes resulting from shock waves * * * shock stall, the stall of an aircraft traveling near the speed of sound, in which the separation of the airflow to the rear of the shock wave …   Useful english dictionary

• shock stall — noun a marked increase in drag and a loss of lift and control on an aircraft approaching the speed of sound …   English new terms dictionary

• shock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the emotions, physical reactions, etc. (the news was a great shock). 3 an acute state of prostration following a wound, pain, etc., esp. when much blood …   Useful english dictionary

• Shock wave — Bombshock redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Micromasters#Bombshock. For other uses, see shockwave. Schlieren photograph of an attached shock on a sharp nosed supersonic body. A shock wave (also called shock front or simply shock …   Wikipedia

• Compressor stall — A compressor stall is a situation of abnormal airflow resulting from a stall of the aerofoils within the compressor of a jet engine. Stall is found in dynamic compressors, particularly axial compressors, as used in jet engines and turbochargers… …   Wikipedia

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• shockstall — shockˈstall noun (aeronautics) Loss of lift at high speed caused by the formation of shock waves on an aircraft s wings • • • Main Entry: ↑shock …   Useful english dictionary

• Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …   Wikipedia