Mach tucks

A form of Mach tuck — A change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of Mach tuck
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APA

Mach tucks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mach%20tucks

MLA

“Mach tucks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mach%20tucks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mach tucks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mach%20tucks.

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