shock stall
/ˈʃɒk ˌstɔːl/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Of an aircraft or a component of it: to undergo a shock stall.
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