English Dictionary

droop snoot

/ˌdɹuːp ˈsnuːt/

noun

An aeroplane nose which tends to lower or which can be lowered. / (dated) A leading edge of an airfoil which can move as a unit to adjust camber.

The droop of the snoot made it difficult for the dog to breathe.

意味（1）

An aeroplane nose which tends to lower or which can be lowered.

ln normal flight, the droop snoot is straightened out as in normal aircraft. The American built XB-70 plane also had such a droop snoot for this same reason.

意味（2）

(dated) A leading edge of an airfoil which can move as a unit to adjust camber.

[…] insufficient data have been gathered so far to establish how much of the good low speed characteristics are due to the droop snoot and how much are due to the regular flap.