Some experimental results on sphere and disk drag

AIAA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1971, Pages 285-291

  Roos, Frederick W ^a   Willmarth, William W ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 85007676818     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.6164     Document Type: Article

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