Wings Forum Forum for homebuilt experimental & light sport aircraft pilots, owners, & builders.   ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.22.08): Plug Nozzle Click here to go to the original topic          Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message RSS News Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 14400 Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:38 am    Post subject: ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.22.08): Plug Nozzle   Aero-Terms! A doughnut-shaped combustion chamber which discharges engine gases against the surface of a short central cone (the plug). Adapted in the form of an LH2 cooled heat shield, it can be used as a combination rocket/ aerodynamic braking device. Read more... Back to top            Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB Search Engine Indexer Powered by phpBB 2.0.22 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group