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J. L. Ryhming [5] concluded that the minimum-boom body for given bow-shock wave drag and maximum body thickness is also the minimum drag body due to the bow shock for a given maximum body thickness. Here it is shown that the above conclusion is only valid for asymptotic distances. The geometry of the minimum-boom body depends on the distance for which one wants to minimize the sonic boom.
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Stuff, R. Überschallknall und Widerstand eines vorne spitzen Rotationskörpers in einer schweregeschichteten Atmosphäre. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics (ZAMP) 21, 940–946 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01594852
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