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grid fin

grid fin

Lattice-shaped control surface used to steer some returning rocket stages through the atmosphere.

All languages

English
grid fin
Norwegian
gitterfinne
Japanese
グリッドフィン — ぐりっどふぃん — guriddo fin
Korean
로켓 격자 날개 — roket gyeokja nalgae
Spanish
aleta de rejilla
French
ailette en grille
German
Gitterflosse

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