Meaning of shock-stalled | Babel Free

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Of an aircraft or a component of it: having undergone a shock stall.

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“The Meteor, Group Captain [Hugh Joseph] Wilson said, puts its nose up at the shock⟳ stall, so that had the aircraft become⟳ fully shock⟳ stalled during the record⟳ runs, the pilot would probably have⟳ been able to recover⟳ without hitting the sea. But at the speeds achieved—the fastest run⟳ recorded being 983 kilometers or 611 m.p.h.—only parts of the Meteor (for instance, the area over the wind screen) were shock⟳ stalled.”

“This is only partially true, since drag⟳ increase⟳ can be overcome⟳ by brute force⟳ on the part of the propulsion system, but ignorance of the rather delicate stability and control⟳ problems when flying in a shock-stalled condition will probably result⟳ in disaster.”

“At about Mach 0.9 a marked recovery in lift⟳ occurred, suggesting that the separated ("shock-stalled") flow⟳ tended to disappear⟳ as Mach 1 was approached.”

“Some parts of both Wilson's and Greenwood's aircraft were shock-stalled, which means that all normal lift⟳ characteristics were upset⟳ during the run⟳.”

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