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Old 12th Aug 2002, 19:49
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Try this link:
http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/reports/1951/naca-rm-a50k15/

for a report on tunnel testing of several tank geometries.

They also increase the moment of inertia around the roll axis more than fuselage and wing-integral tanks of the same capacity.
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