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HEMISPHERE_FOREBODY_PRESSURE_DRAG

Constant HEMISPHERE_FOREBODY_PRESSURE_DRAG 

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pub const HEMISPHERE_FOREBODY_PRESSURE_DRAG: f64 = 0.01;
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The forebody pressure drag of a hemispherical head on a cylinder at low speed, on the cylinder’s area: 0.01 (Hoerner, Fluid-Dynamic Drag, 1965, p. 3-12, Fig. 20, “evaluated from pressure distribution”, from Rouse and McNown’s water-tunnel heads; friction not included).