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Aerodynamic characteristics of star-shaped bodies at Mach numbers M = 3–5

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The results are given of an experimental investigation into the aerodynamic characteristics of star-shaped bodies with flat faces at Mach numbers M = 3–5 and angles of attack α = 0–12 ° for different numbers of points of the star and different inner radii at the midsection. It is established that the star-shaped bodies have a much lower total drag than bodies of revolution of equivalent length and midsection area.

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  1. Moscow

    Yu. A. Vedernikov, A. L. Gonor, M. A. Zubin & N. A. Ostapenko

  2. Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State University, USSR

    Yu. A. Vedernikov, A. L. Gonor, M. A. Zubin & N. A. Ostapenko

  3. Novosibirsk

    Yu. A. Vedernikov, A. L. Gonor, M. A. Zubin & N. A. Ostapenko

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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 88–93, July–August, 1981.

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Vedernikov, Y.A., Gonor, A.L., Zubin, M.A. et al. Aerodynamic characteristics of star-shaped bodies at Mach numbers M = 3–5. Fluid Dyn 16, 559–563 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01094600

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