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The compartment in an aircraft from which bombs are released through doors in the floor.
means The compartment in an aircraft's fuselage, fitted with doors that open, from which bombs are released.
from A straightforward compound: 'bomb' (from French 'bombe,' ultimately from Latin/Greek 'bombos,' an echo of a deep booming sound) plus 'bay,' used in its sense of an enclosed compartment or recess — the same 'bay' as in 'loading bay' or 'cargo bay.' The term emerged alongside bomber aircraft design in the early-to-mid 20th century, naming the space plainly for what it did.
- opens how
- hydraulic doors swing away before release
- timing
- bombardier triggers release, not the pilot
- drag cost
- open bay doors slow the aircraft significantly