Source Word
area rule
Noun
A
rule
stating
that
an
airplane
designed
with
the
same
cross-sectional
area
distribution
in
the
longitudinal
direction
as
the
Sears-Haack
body
generates
the
same
wave
drag
as
this
body,
largely
independent
of
the
actual
shape;
used
in
aerodynamics
to
reduce
drag,
typically
by
narrowing
the
fuselage
at
the
wing
roots.
Japanese Meaning
エリアルールとは、航空機の設計において、縦方向の断面積分布がSears‐Haack体と同一となるように設計された場合、その実際の形状に関わらず同等の波動抵抗を発生するという原理を指す。主に、機体抵抗を低減するために、主翼付近で胴体を狭くする設計に利用される法則である。
Sense（1）
A
rule
stating
that
an
airplane
designed
with
the
same
cross-sectional
area
distribution
in
the
longitudinal
direction
as
the
Sears-Haack
body
generates
the
same
wave
drag
as
this
body,
largely
independent
of
the
actual
shape;
used
in
aerodynamics
to
reduce
drag,
typically
by
narrowing
the
fuselage
at
the
wing
roots.
