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lifting body
lift·ing body (lĭf′tĭng)n. A wingless aircraft or spacecraft that is designed to gain lift by the action of aerodynamic forces on its body.lifting body n (Astronautics) a wingless aircraft or spacecraft that derives its aerodynamic lift from the shape of its body lifting body
lifting body[′lift·iŋ ‚bäd·ē] (aerospace engineering) A maneuverable, rocket-propelled, wingless craft that can travel both in the earth's atmosphere, where its lift results from its shape, and in outer space, and that can land on the ground. lifting body NASA hypersonic research vehicle.Any body or shape of a fuselage of an aircraft that produces lift. If it is the main or chief source for lift, such a device can fly without wings. Hypersonic aircraft and spacecraft use lifting bodies. |