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slipstreamTo fix a bug or add enhancements to software without identifying such inclusions by creating a new version number. slipstream a. the stream of air forced backwards by an aircraft propeller b. a stream of air behind any moving object How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The flow arrangement of the system consists of a slipstream of heated air drawn from an exhaust duct or stack and passed through a heat exchanger and then returned to the exhaust duct or stack. However, writing as a British official who used to slipstream behind his American big brother during the Cold War and drew upon the undoubted moral authority enjoyed by the United States in those days, I can assure readers that Walt's analysis is spot on. Developing a "scramjet" rocket engine capable of scooping its vital oxidizer from its own slipstream may well mark the way to a new generation of space launch vehicles. |
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