NOZZLE AFTBODY DRAG REDUCTION USING FLUIDICS SPIRITECH Advanced Products, Inc. ABSTRACT High transonic drag is an issue that must be considered in the design of supersonic flight vehicles. Generally, aftbody drag is maximum at flight Mach number SPIRITECH Advanced Products, Inc. ABSTRACT High transonic drag is an issue that must be considered in the design of supersonic flight vehicles. Generally, aftbody drag is maximum at flight Mach numbers near 1.0. This study has shown numerically that fluidic injection can be used to decrease nozzle