Inlet Cone
Inlet cones (sometimes called shock cones or inlet centerbodies) are a component of some supersonic aircraft. They are primarily used on ramjets, such as the turboramjets of the SR-71 or the pure ramjets of the D-21 Tagboard and Lockheed X-7. Some conventional turbojet aircraft including the Su-7 Fitter and the MiG-21 Fishbed also use an inlet cone.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)