Sears-Haack body
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The derivation and shape were published independently by Wolfgang Haack in 1941 and William Sears in 1947.
Noun
[edit]Sears-Haack body (plural Sears-Haack bodies)
- (aeronautics) The shape with the lowest theoretical wave drag in supersonic flow, for a given body length and a given volume.