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Underside of an A380. Several area rule-dictated features are visible - see text

The Whitcomb area rule, also called the transonic area rule, is a design technique used to reduce an aircraft's drag at transonic and supersonic speeds, particularly between Mach 0.75 and 1.2.

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• Related: Anti-shock body, Sonic boom, Sound barrier

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German patent search system - look for Patent DE 9... German patent search system - look for Patent DE 932410 filed March 21, 1944 www.depatisnet.de - Web

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