Waverider
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A waverider is a hypersonic aircraft design that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves being generated by its own flight as a lifting surface, a phenomenon known as compr
The Boeing X-51 forebody is an example of cone-derived waverider
another configuration of waverider.
Small-scale model of the Soviet/Russian Ayaks aircraft exposed at the 1993 MAKS Air Show, Moscow. It is still currently under development
Compression lift
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In aerodynamics, compression lift refers to the increased pressure under an aircraft that uses shock waves generated by its own supersonic flight to generate lift. This can lead to dramatic improvemen
Waverider
…that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves being generated by its own flight as a lifting surface, a phenomenon known as compression lift. The waverider remains a well-studied design for high-speed aircraft in the Mach 5 and higher hypersonic regime, although no such design has yet entered…
The XB-70 had folding wingtips to enhance both compression lift and directional stability at high speeds.
Rear view of the F-14 Tomcat showing the area between the engine nacelles. The area referred as the "pancake" provided compression lift in flight.