Technically, for it to be an *aero*spike, the spike must be truncated, and after the wake closes, there must be some thrust contribution from base pressure (the exhaust gas expanding against the virtual spike formed by the trapped gas).
This is correct. I've gotten in the bad habit of referring to plug nozzles as aerospikes. My bad.
-p
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