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View synonyms for lifting body

lifting body

noun

, Aeronautics.
  1. an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.


lifting body

noun

  1. a wingless aircraft or spacecraft that derives its aerodynamic lift from the shape of its body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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This is more like the X-24 Lifting Body from 1963.

The Dream Chaser is a type of craft known as a “lifting body” in which aerodynamic lift is generated by its shape rather than wings like those of a conventional aircraft.

The Dream Chaser is a type of craft known as a “lifting body” in which aerodynamic lift is generated by its shape rather than wings like those of a conventional aircraft.

Europe has produced one or two re-entry capsule systems in the past, but the IXV's complex "lifting body" is new territory.

From BBC

Sierra Nevada had the most novel entry, a winged, lifting body vehicle strongly reminiscent of NASA's space shuttle.

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