The principal source of information on float resistance is the model test. In view of the insuperable difficulties opposing any attempt at theoretical treatment of the resistance problem, particularly at attitudes which tend toward satisfactory take-off, such as the transitory stage to planing, the towing test is and will remain the primary method for some time.
On floats and float tests
1931-09-01
Miscellaneous
No indication
English
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
|Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
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