shockstall

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A form of shock stall — A stall (“sudden loss of lift”) caused when the airflow over an aircraft's wings is disturbed by shock waves that occurs at a specific Mach number when the aircraft is accelerating to transonic speeds.

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nounshockstall (plural shockstalls)

plural shockstalls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shock stall.

    Nevertheless, as shown in Fig. 22.12b, it has a higher shockstall Mach Number.

    1954, Ascher H. Shapiro, The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow
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    Direct evidence is meagre, but suggests that local shockstalls of this type do not generally imply a severe increase of drag, but may occasionally set up buffeting effects.

    1956, A. S. Hartshorn, L. F. Nicholson, The Aerodynamics of the Cooling of Aircraft Reciprocating Engines (Reports and Memoranda; 2498), London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, →OCLC, page 37

    In the shock wave there is a considerable increase in density, pressure and temperature which causes the boundary layer to separate into a shockstall.

    2007, Phil Croucher, Professional Helicopter Pilot Studies: JAA Version, [s.l.]: Phil Croucher, →ISBN, page 3-5
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