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    CISM COURSES AND LECTURES

    Series Editors:

    The Rectors

    Giulio Maier - Milan

    Jean Salenon - Palaiseau

    Wilhelm Schneider - Wien

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    Bernhard Schrefler - Padua

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    Paolo Serafini - Udine

    The series presents lecture notes, monographs, edited works and

    proceedings in the field of Mechanics, Engineering, Computer Science

    and Applied Mathematics.Purpose of the series is to make known in the international scientific

    and technical community results obtained in some of the activities

    organized by CISM, the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences.

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    INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MECHANICAL SCIENCES

    COURSES AND LECTURES - No. 506

    SPORT AERODYNAMICS

    EDITED BY

    HELGE NRSTRUD

    NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYTRONDHEIM, NORWAY

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    This volume contains 195 illustrations

    This work is subject to copyright.

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    2008 by CISM, Udine

    Printed in ItalySPIN 12567591

    All contributions have been typeset by the authors.

    ISBN 978-3-211-89296-1 SpringerWienNewYork

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