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Drag coefiients for various bodies (continued)

Shape L Arrangement
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d Cd A
Long symmetrical aerofoil 16 0.005
8 0.006
7 0.007 800
5 0.008
4 0.009

Ellipsoid 5 0.06
2.5 0.07 100
1.25 0.13 4

Streamlined body of circular 3 0.049
cross-section 4 0.05 1
5 0.060 500
6 0.072

Solid hemisphere flow on 0.38 0.1 nd2
convex face