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Model testing is normally used to obtain performance characteristics for detailed design once a basic configuration has been selected, due to the complex geometry of a WIG craft and consequent three-dimensional airflow. Several model test series are carried out to analyse the different performance parameters, and provide the force coefficients or motion response operators that can then be used by scaling up to full size and inserting in the equations of motion for the WIG design. A static hovering platform, wind tunnel, ship towing tank and free running models in open water are all useful tools to gather data on the different aerodynamic and hydrodynamic characteristics.
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Yun, L., Bliault, A., Doo, J. (2010). Model Tests and Aero-hydrodynamic Simulation. In: WIG Craft and Ekranoplan. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0042-5_9
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