Look up: buffeting

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   Buffeting
   An irregular oscillation of any portion of an aeroplane distinct from 'flutter', because it is produced and maintained by the eddying wake behind some other part of the aeroplane, whereas 'flutter' is an unstable oscillation in a normal airflow. Buffeting can occur in the tailplane of a low-wing monoplane when it is literally buffeted by the wake o...
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   buffeting
   irregular oscillating acceleration in all axes resulting from aerodynamic forces acting on the aircraft or spacecraft; as encountered in turbulence, compressibility etc. Category: Physics
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   Buffeting
   Buf'fet·ing noun 1. A striking with the hand. 2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity. « He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm. Wirt. »
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   buffeting
   1. A striking with the hand. ... 2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity. 'He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . Fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm.' (Wirt) ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Buffeting
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Buffet • (n.) A striking with the hand. • (n.) A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity.
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   buffeting
   
   1. repeated heavy blows
   2. strike against forcefully
   3. strike, beat repeatedly
   
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   buffeting
   The vibratory motion of a component or the airframe as a whole when subjected to the vibratory impulses contained within an aerodynamic wake.
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