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Meaning of shock stall

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shock stall

Pronunciation:/ˈʃɒk ˌstɔːl//ˈʃɑk ˌstɔl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A stall 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.

verb

Definitions

  1. Of an aircraft or a component of it: to undergo a shock stall.