Work described in report is outgrowth of series of wind-tunnel experiments on sails made at Mass. Inst. Technology from 1915 to 1921, and of sundry attempts on part of writers to find relations between performance of sails of yacht and wings of airplane.


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    Title :

    The aerodynamics of yacht sails


    Additional title:

    Soc. Nav. Architects Mar. Engrs. -- Advance Papers


    Contributors:
    Warner, E.P. (author) / Ober, S. (author)

    Conference:

    Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers -- Meeting ; 1925 Sails, aerodynamics of



    Publication date :

    1925


    Size :

    21 pages


    Remarks:

    16 Figs. on 14 supp. plates.


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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