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单词 droop snoot
释义

droop snoot

English

Etymology

From droop (drooping) + snoot (nose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɹuːp ˈsnuːt/

Noun

droop snoot (plural droop snoots)

  1. An aeroplane nose which tends to lower or which can be lowered.
    • 1970, William Zuk; Roger H. Clark, Kinetic architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold, page 24:
      ln normal flight, the droop snoot is straightened out as in normal aircraft. The American built XB-70 plane also had such a droop snoot for this same reason.
    • 2007, American Fighters Over Europe: Colors & Markings of USAAF Fighters in WWII, Kaimbach Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 104:
      At left and below left, the two photographs show P-38s with a droop snoot finish from the 20th Fighter Group.
    • 2010 October 7, James Hamilton-Paterson, Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World, Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 179:
      His new dilemma was whether to lower the droop snoot; doing so would enable him to see what he was doing when landing, but might also use up the last of his hydraulic pressure.
  2. (dated) A leading edge of an airfoil which can move as a unit to adjust camber.
    • 1947, “In Peacetime Grumman Is Still Going Strong”, in Naval Aviation News, page 5:
      [] insufficient data have been gathered so far to establish how much of the good low speed characteristics are due to the "droop snoot" and how much are due to the regular flap.
    • 1962 January 18, E. Colston Shepherd, “New features in the Trident”, in New Scientist, volume 13, number 270, Reed Business Information, ISSN 0262-4079, page 134:
      On their first flight, the pilots also made sure about the "droop snoot".
    • 1975, Verti-flite, volume 21-23, page 72:
      It is noted that in cross sectional view, the underside (pressure side) of the droop snoot airfoil is relatively smooth.

Hyponyms

  • nose
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