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t vago · 08-08-2017, 08:21 AM

The Trident I missile has a deployable aerospike that pops out after it is launched. It causes the supersonic shock wave to form at it's tip, rather than at the nose of the missile.

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t vago MPGuino Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,807 iNXS - '10 Opel Zafira 111 Anniversary Suzi - '02 Suzuki Swift GL Thanks: 828 Thanked 708 Times in 456 Posts	The Trident I missile has a deployable aerospike that pops out after it is launched. It causes the supersonic shock wave to form at it's tip, rather than at the nose of the missile. Attached Thumbnails