[go: up one dir, main page]
Jump to content

Korolev cross

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Korolev Cross

English

[edit]
 Korolev cross on Wikipedia
Korolev cross

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Korolev +‎ cross. From being a procedure created by the chief designer, Sergei Korolev, which forms a cross-shaped cloud of rocket plumes.

Noun

[edit]

Korolev cross (plural Korolev crosses)

  1. A strap-on booster rocket separation maneuver, where four strap-on boosters are ejected at the same time in four directions 90° from each other, forming a cross of exhaust plumes.
  2. The cross of exhaust plumes formed by said separation procedure.

Translations

[edit]
Translations
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Korolev_cross&oldid=82624211"