Mach tuck

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Mach tuck (uncountable)

  1. (aviation, aerodynamics) A change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.

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Mach tuck (third-person singular simple present Mach tucks, present participle Mach tucking, simple past and past participle Mach tucked)

  1. (aviation, aerodynamics) To experience Mach tuck.