sharp-edged gust

  • 1gust loads — The loads on an aircraft structure caused by vertical gusts, which are calculated in terms of the “equivalent sharp edged gust.” The airplane is assumed to fly from still air instantaneously into a vertical current equal to the maximum vertical… …

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  • 2tornado — tornadic /tawr nad ik, nay dik/, adj. tornadolike, adj. /tawr nay doh/, n., pl. tornadoes, tornados. 1. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, esp. in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel shaped cloud… …

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  • 3bitter — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, affecting, afflictive, aftertaste, algid, alienated, amaroidal, annoying, antagonistic, antipathetic, arctic, asperous,… …

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