area rule

noun

aeronautical engineering

: a principle used to design aircraft with minimal drag at speeds approaching and in excess of Mach 1

Note: The area rule states that the more closely the progression of the cross-sectional area of an aircraft's body from nose to tail matches the progression of the cross-sectional area of an aerodynamically smooth, idealized shape, the less drag will be generated.

Called the area rule, it says that drag at high speeds is a function of an airplane's total cross-sectional area (essentially, the thickness of the fuselage). Because projections from the fuselage increase a plane's cross section, narrowing the fuselage where the wings and tail assembly attach reduces drag.

Aaron Nicodemus, Telegram and Gazette (Worcester, Massachusetts), 16 Oct. 2009

area-ruled adjective

an area-ruled fuselage

单词	area rule
释义	area rule noun aeronautical engineering : a principle used to design aircraft with minimal drag at speeds approaching and in excess of Mach 1 Note: The area rule states that the more closely the progression of the cross-sectional area of an aircraft's body from nose to tail matches the progression of the cross-sectional area of an aerodynamically smooth, idealized shape, the less drag will be generated. Called the area rule, it says that drag at high speeds is a function of an airplane's total cross-sectional area (essentially, the thickness of the fuselage). Because projections from the fuselage increase a plane's cross section, narrowing the fuselage where the wings and tail assembly attach reduces drag. Aaron Nicodemus, Telegram and Gazette (Worcester, Massachusetts), 16 Oct. 2009 area-ruled adjective an area-ruled fuselage Word History First Known Use 1953, in the meaning defined above
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area rule

noun

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