Sears-Haack body
English
editEtymology
editThe derivation and shape were published independently by Wolfgang Haack in 1941 and William Sears in 1947.
Noun
editSears-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.