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AERODYNAMICS.
or,

This is the value of for expressed in grams; for in poundals this becomes—

and for the aeroplanes in question,

  and 

This is about the value as determined directly by Duchemin, Dines and Langley for the square plane; it is probably too low for a plane of as used in these experiments.

Example.—Planes 3 and 4.

   
where
whence
or, when absolute units are employed,

a result which is still probably less than the true value.

Calculation of

Taking planes 3 and 4.

Plane No. 3.

or,

Plane No. 4.

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