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Trailing Anemometer for Low Airspeed Calibration
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This paper discusses an NASA-developed trailing airspeed anemometer system which permits high-accuracy airspeed calibrations to be made at low airspeeds (M ≤ 0.2). Both the anemometer system and its use in flight tests are described.
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Fisher, B., Stough, H., and Kershner, D., "Trailing Anemometer for Low Airspeed Calibration," SAE Technical Paper 760461, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760461.Also In
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