afterbody

afterbody

[′af·tər‚bäd·ē]

(aerospace engineering)

A companion body that trails a satellite.

A section or piece of a rocket or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.

The afterpart of a vehicle.

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

afterbody

NASA Space Shuttle.

A flying boat.

i. The rear portion of a transonic, supersonic, or hypersonic vehicle.
ii. That portion of a flying boat that is aft of the step.

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