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Published in: ATZ worldwide 4/2021

01-04-2021 | Cover Story

Aerodynamics

Applying the cD Lever at the Right Point

Author: Frank Jung

Published in: ATZ worldwide | Issue 4/2021

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At the start of a polar expedition in 1893, the Norwegian explorer and seafarer Fridtjof Nansen and his crew bore witness to an unexplained phenomenon which left them both bewildered and at a loss for what to do. The speed of their sailing ship, the Fram, suddenly dropped from 7 to only 1.5 knots without any identifiable cause. The direction and strength of the wind had not changed and there was no sign of an ocean current. For hours, the crew made vain attempts to escape the mysterious force and finally came up with a name for the strange occurrence: dead water. What is the link between this and Attica, the cradle of antiquity, and its architectural style with the characteristic parapet around the roof? …

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Metadata
Title
Aerodynamics
Applying the cD Lever at the Right Point
Author
Frank Jung
Publication date
01-04-2021
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Published in
ATZ worldwide / Issue 4/2021
Electronic ISSN: 2192-9076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s38311-021-0660-3

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