BODY DRAG, FEATHER DRAG AND INTERFERENCE DRAG OF THE MOUNTING STRUT IN A PEREGRINE FALCON
falcon body and a smooth-surfaced model of the body were 0.24 and 0.14, respectively, at air speeds between 10.0 and 14.5 ms"1. These values were measured with a drag balance in a wind tunnel, and use the maximum cross-sectional area of the body as a reference area. The difference between the v...
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1989
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