The impact on seaplane floats during landing (1929)
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H.A.C.A. Technical Note No. 321 2 Derivation of the Impact Formula The problem may be treated approximately in the following manner. We consider a horizontal cylindrical body with a wedge- shaped under surface as it strikes a horizontal surface of water, and calculate the force acting between the… … Fig.l Let W = weight of the body per unit length, a = angle of inclination of the under surfaces (Fig. 1), with the horizontal, y = the vertical distance through which the body travels in the time t, and 2x = 2y cot a = the corresponding breadth of the part of this body in the water. We proceed to…
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