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Erosion of Surfaces by Liquid Drops

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THE question of erosion of aircraft surfaces due to flight at high speed in rain has for some time been the subject of study at research establishments both in Britain and in the United States.

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  1. Lane, W. R., Indust. Eng. Chem., 43 (June 1951).

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JENKINS, D. Erosion of Surfaces by Liquid Drops. Nature 176, 303–304 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176303a0

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