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base_drag_coefficient

Function base_drag_coefficient 

Source
pub fn base_drag_coefficient(mach: f64) -> Result<f64, AeroError>
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Base drag (C_D•)_base on the base area: 0.12 + 0.13 M² below Mach 1 and 0.25/M from Mach 1, continuous at 0.25 (Niskanen 2009 eq. 3.94, after Fleeman).

§Errors

AeroError::Domain for a negative or non-finite Mach number.