Stability of a towed body

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-205

  Etkin, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Institute for Aerospace Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABLES; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

FLUID DYNAMIC FORCES;

AIRSHIPS;

EID: 0032028053     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2308     Document Type: Article

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