strakes in English

noun
1
a continuous line of planking or plates from the stem to the stern of a ship or boat.
Moreover ship strakes were apparently used as funerary biers, and animals and weapons were sacrificed.
2
a protruding ridge fitted to an aircraft or other structure to improve aerodynamic stability.
The aircraft structure incorporates larger strakes below the rear section of the fuselage below the position of the tail fin.
noun

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1. The two strakes above it are nailed directly onto the knees of the frame.

2. A blended wing - body, variable camber wings, and forebody strakes provided extra lift and control.

3. The pusher plate assembly further designed to fragment upon exiting the bore while the strakes remain with the projectile to enhance aerodynamic qualities of the projectile in flight.

4. In 1953, Tank constructed a fourth prototype (No. 04) and, in an attempt to resolve the design's deep stall problems at high angles of attack, added stall fences on each wing and four strakes on the rear fuselage.

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