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puff pipe

noun

Definitions

  1. A pipe on a VTOL aircraft that expels compressed air in order to stabilize the craft.

    • Basically, the Bedstead proved that stabilizing a jet-borne aircraft by means of "puff pipes" was practical and that not only was auto-stabilizing possible but that, with training, manual stabilizing could also be achieved.

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