dart configuration

dart configuration

[′därt kən‚fig·yə′rā·shən]

(aerospace engineering)

An aerodynamic configuration in which the control surfaces are at the tail of the vehicle.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

dart configuration

A configuration of an aerodynamic vehicle in which the control surfaces are at the tail of the vehicle. This is the reverse of the canard configuration. Laser-guided weapons are of a dart configuration. See also canard configuration. See laser-guided weapon.

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