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Old 19th Apr 2010, 20:01
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Pugilistic Animus
 
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Aside from this excellent discussion. I think that "Aerodynamic for Naval Aviators" by Hugh Harrison Hurt Jr. is an ideal book for these explanations after that the business of aerodynamics gets just plain nasty
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