gravity drag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The resistance felt by a vehicle ascending against the force of gravity; reduction in delta-v experienced as a result of the partial cancellation by gravity of the vertical component of the thrust applied by a vehicle's engine(s).

Word forms

gravity drag
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