missile nose

  • 1nose cone — nose′ cone n. rkt the cone shaped forward section of a rocket or guided missile, including a heat shield and containing the payload …

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  • 2nose cone — n. the cone shaped foremost part of a rocket or missile, usually housing the payload, instruments, etc. and made to withstand intense heat …

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  • 3Nose cone design — Given the problem of the aerodynamic design of the nose cone section of any vehicle or body meant to travel through a compressible fluid medium (such as a rocket or aircraft, missile or bullet), an important problem is the determination of the… …

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  • 4Nose cone — For the Transformers character, see Nosecone (Transformers). A nose cone that contained one of the Voyager spacecraft, mounted on top of a Titan III/Centaur launch vehicle …

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  • 5nose cone — Rocketry. the cone shaped forward section of a rocket or guided missile, including a heat shield and containing the payload. [1945 50] * * * …

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  • 6nose cone — noun The forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimise aerodynamic resistance …

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  • 7nose cone — noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere • Syn: ↑ogive • Hypernyms: ↑front • Part Holonyms: ↑heat shield …

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  • 8rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction       any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion.       Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …

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  • 9Silkworm missile — The HY 2 Haiying (zh cpl|c=海鹰|p=hǎiyīng|l=Sea Eagle), known in Western media as the Silkworm missile, is an anti ship cruise missile made by the People s Republic of China and still used by many countries in the Middle East. Since the 1980s, the… …

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  • 10Nag (missile) — See also: Integrated Guided Missile Development Program#Nag missile system Nag Nag missile with the NAMICA in the background. Picture taken during DEFEXPO 2008 …

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