On the Weis-Fogh mechanism of lift generation

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DOI10.1017/S0022112073000017zbMath0271.76092OpenAlexW2122861279WikidataQ29031786 ScholiaQ29031786MaRDI QIDQ3214670

James Lighthill

Publication date: 1973

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112073000017




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